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Uh liberty reserve no longer exists because it was set up as a way to launder money and evade regulations. It had plenty of users doing exactly that which is why it was shut down mercilessly by federal prosecutors under the Patriot Act. Their CTO is due out of prison this year and their CEO is in the slammer until 2036 give it take. I’d suggest perusing the Wikipedia page. If you did use it you’re probably on a very sad list right now.

Juicero no longer exists because people realized they didn’t need the insanely expensive subscription juicer machine and could squeeze the juice bags with their hands to obtain the juice. Hilarity ensued. Further details are available on their Wikipedia article, too.

I’d caution you not to read into these two data points.



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