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evidenceevidencedocument2015 Federal TrialComplaint passage estimating $1.2 billion in revenue and $79.8 million in commissions at then-current bitcoin exchange ratesThe complaint passage estimated roughly $1.2 billion in revenue and $79.8 million in commissions using bitcoin exchange rates current when the complaint was sworn. Turner explained that later figures valued transactions at their individual sale dates. The court requested supporting authority and deferred a decision on independent admission of the passage.
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Complaint passage estimating $1.2 billion in revenue and $79.8 million in commissions at then-current bitcoin exchange rates

The complaint passage estimated roughly $1.2 billion in revenue and $79.8 million in commissions using bitcoin exchange rates current when the complaint was sworn. Turner explained that later figures valued transactions at their individual sale dates. The court requested supporting authority and deferred a decision on independent admission of the passage.

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The defense sought to use the complaint's larger financial estimates to challenge the government's trial figures; the prosecution attributed the difference to valuation methods.

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