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I really think they are not walling then self's off, but are so busy creating something so amusing it will blow our mines. My best guess would be making every blockchain (including bitcoin) a sidechain of Bitshares. Or maybe Dan was talking for sometime ago that he is in negotiations with a major bank.

Maybe?

Actually, the response I received about the API issues ended up being OK, supposedly, listening was occuring. I can't say if this will translate to changes made, though.