Interesting that the comment I responded to, turned into "...".

I think you're right about "turning down the music" -- why pull the plug, when they can just stop responding to support requests on a timely basis, while still drawing more deposits in... And then have the withdrawals stop working for a week or two, etc...

Then again, there'll come a time when they're "done", which I think I analyzed: https://steemit.com/life/@libertyteeth/bitconnect-is-gaming-the-system-btc-will-keep-rising-and-they-transact-in-dollars