Conflict of interest is a different concept than insider trading.
Having lots of dry powder isn't insider trading. If there was an old ability that synchronised really well with the new abilities, and that old ability was rare; and a staff member bought up a heap of the copies of the cards with the old ability before the new ones are announced, that would be insider trading.
They'd be misusing the knowledge of upcoming changes to benefit themselves at the expense of the people who didn't have that knowledge.
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Employees of Splinterlands have created a set of rules and coded the game to implement this change to the game ecosystem.
If this directly benefits employees at the expense of other investors in the game ecosystem then there is something wrong.
A bit like playing Monopoly with friends and making up the rules as you go along to make sure you win the game. Oddly the next time you want to play your friends decline.
We can dance around the financial terminology, it doesn't change what will be implemented, and the possibility that Splinterlands staff could benefit financially from the decisions they have made that directly affect the game economy.
All I have asked for is an assurance that these staff will not abuse their position for personal financial gain.
Having looked at the @MattClarke account, I would place it in the Whale category.
Congratulations! Enjoy your unlocked Reward Cards, Splinterlands Moderator Matt"TwoCastles"Clarke on Discord?
Hmmm, @Matt"TwoCastles"Clarke has also posted in the Discord Splinterlands Server SPS-Treasurers channel.
What would ameliorate your concerns?
A level playing field.
Unlocking all players' CL Reward NFT's eventually, or barring SL Employees from unlocking their Reward NFT's in their main and alt accounts.
That doesn't sound level.
I hope no one reports this to the SEC, I don't think SL would survive having to defend it!
This conversation is over!
The SEC generally and Gary Gensler personally, are welcome to suck the wrinkles out of my hairy nutsack.