Em, do you take into account fact that mining operationing can give you 3-4%/w of return?
By the way, u still havnt prove that btcst was ponzi, as others. In Business you cant make money when they are laying in your pocket, it means, that you cant return everyones money so easily... Why wont u go to the bank and tell them that they are ponzii, because it cant payout to everyone at once?

That's nice, Dank Bank isn't up there.

1) comparing a traditional bank to these 2bit ponzis insults science.  In the USA bank assets must be > total deposits.  FDIC insures this.  a "bank run" is not comparable to how a Ponzi unfolds

2) https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ah0rJ1eK8mwpdEs2MFRfbGQybGhNamo1aGhDSURaT1E#gid=0  here is a doc showing how at 7% per week if you invest $100 it returns $130 trillion in 8 yrs.  still think its not a Ponzi?

If it's not a ponzi, how is it a scam?

Micon, you are missing your poker scam site from the list. LOL
 

Banks disclose their assets and revenue streams. Ponzi's do not. Moreover, its up to the creditor to prove his creditworthiness, not the other way around. If you go  to a bank and ask for a loan, the bank will ask you to prove your creditworthiness through income or assets; you dont tell the bank  to prove you are a broke bummer.  You could (and probably should) ask the bank to prove they are solvent before depositing there though.

If you dont want your scheme to be labeled as a ponzi, all you have to do is prove a credible revenue stream that can generate those interest rates and prove your assets. If you fail to do both, it should be assumed a ponzi.

Where do you live?

Agreed.  I will be happy to argue if someone feels differently than me, but keep it lofty.  Let's say you bank at Bank of America, like over 25% of Americans do (this point is scary to me, BTW)  Well BOA is a publicly traded company, required to post quarterly financials which are verified by the SEC, and easily obtained:

http://money.cnn.com/quote/financials/financials.html?symb=BAC&dataSet=BS

so there is the Bank of America balance sheet showing assets and liabilities.

nope, total Ponzi for Starfish PatrickHarnett

1%/wk to borrow money is still crack prices, still yields you owing giant interest as scam builds, and he is even making up increasing numbers month-over-month to show you the business is growing.    This one is a slow Ponzi.