I'm thinking that, unless Vitalik subtly managed to telepathically hack everyone's brains so buyers would
participate in the pre-sale
in an organized
fashion, it would appear that a lot of Ether — enough Ether to move markets or, if the system migrates to proof - of - stake, enough to play a
meaningful role
in determining consensus on a block - by - block basis — was sold to not a lot of people.
Nevertheless, the Committee stated that the conclusion would be different if an advertisement not only contains an 800 number, but also «presents
in a
meaningful fashion the names of the lawyers or law firms
participating in the group advertisement, along with their addresses and the geographical areas assigned to them, so that the potential client knows the identity of the lawyer to whom his call will be referred and there is no discretion
in referrals on the part of the advertising agent.»