I know I don't have any real way to prove this, but I've had a few brief conversations with hacks4crack over Bitmessage in the past, and usually they would respond within 24 hours (more often it was within 2 hours), but I've been trying to talk to them again over the past week, and I've had so much as a acknowledgement of receipt.
I don't know whether they were attacked or anything, as nothing in our conversations had made it seem like that was a possibility to me, but at the very least they aren't checking their Bitmessage anymore, which to me, makes it seem like they may no longer being doing anything to the markets anymore or they might be taking a break or something.
Just thought you guys should know
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