Seven years ago a group of people set out to change the financial landscape. They cobbled together a website that would mock and prey upon the readers of TheStreet.com, hoping to decapitate its leader and shame its employees into abject misery and disgrace.
The legend of “The Fly” was born, alongside The Woodshedder, Danny, VINCENZO ILLUMINATI and soon to follow Ragin Cajun.
In the early days of iBankCoin, we had great fun. We were much younger then and the markets were on the precipice of complete and utter disaster. Looking back, I never thought this site would become such an integral part of my life–sacrificing so much for so little. Then again, Le Fly’s bloodlines dates back 30,000 years to the Asian steppes, a rough and emotional people who’d rather eat their household pets than ask a neighbor for a slice of bread.
Trust me when I tell you, this is my life’s work, one way or another. It will end in spectacular success or misery. There isn’t a middle ground, for mediocrity is for plebs.
Shortly after our launch, I brought on Jakegint master of the gold trade. Other notable bloggers who have come and gone include The Chart Addict, Gio, COACH COFFEE, RHINO, Henry Fool, Alphadawg, Kong, The Devil, Chuck Bennett, Green Writer, JASON TREU, Mr. Bilderberg, Rag, and of course Scott Bleier.
Over the past 4 years, the site has truly entered a renaissance, with the content provided by Ragin Cajun, Caine Thaler, Raul and The Option Addict. Our services have grown with our legions of followers. The site is entirely self-funded and profitable, generally spitting at all of the other finance sites who find themselves enslaved by Venture Capital masters.
Señor Tropicana works tirelessly to destroy the human race, via Orbital Space Cannon (OSC) and finds the Venture Capital community to be of a most outrageous and abhorrent group of individuals. Their headquarters have been entered into the OSC matrix and shall be vaporized when BETA trials begin.
Here are some of the site’s design changes over the years and memorable videos.
This is the video that introduced iBankCoin.
The Fly is God!
Great stuff. Here’s to another seven(ty) years.
Happy Anniversary! Thanks for everything Fly–your writing style kept me engaged where others bored me. What you’ve built here has allowed me to learn from some of the best there are. Cheers!
Happy anniversary.
Congrats! …. but what happened to Chess?
Happy 7 years!!
Indeud.
Congratulations on seven years and being profitable.
Hands down, the best finance site on the internet.
No pic of the old Blogspot page? Since we’re reminiscing, is MVIS a buy? Even though that company’s now a joke, I’m glad it led me to your blog.
I can’t believe you fired Chess you Neanderthal. What’s the matter with you.
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… what are you talking about ?
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12631 members just received an email stating Chess has left IBC effective immediately
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… a sad day for iBC !!!
IMO
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Hey Alf, does this open up a slot for Dennis Kneale?
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… maybe a daily reenactment of …
Dennis Kneale vs. Jeff Macke !!!
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That might be entertaining !!!
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Congratulations Dr Fly and all of iBankcoin. I really do enjoy your work.
Congratulations on you accomplishments. That’s quite a list of former bloggers. Did they tire of drudgery of blogging or were they vanquished in an iBankCoin Thunderdome scenario? To the victor belong the spoils, spake the Fly.
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Imagine how successfull the site could be now if Fly had actually had the courage / desire to publicly be “The Face” of the website !
The Public Persona of iBC !!!
Obviously, the demands of that approach would’ve most likely dramatically changed the texture and the experience of the readers of the site (possibly negatively) …
…. not to mention (and prolly more importantly) the “House of Fly” !!!
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… please tell me chessNwine didn’t leave !
Please !!!
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Bravo to everyone at iBC. I have been an avid devotee for over 3 years now. There is nothing like this site anywhere on the internets. Cheers!
Happy birthday Fly
It has indeud been a pleasure to acquaint myself with this dignified slice of the interwebs since 2008. The wisdom, wit, and lack of asshat-ery dispensed here truly sets it apart. Long live iBC!
Congrats…Are we going to have Ducati jump out of a cake?…Now thats going old school
Good to still be here Fly.
I remember the days of ole with the blogspot
Perhaps a ribeye is in order
What a great website. Congratulations on seven years!
Happy Anniversary and best wishes, Fly. If it were not for your writing, I would have quit trading years ago. Your posts have often deepened my level of introspection, which I greatly appreciate.
mazel tov, bro. love the site – thanks to all for posting such great content. helped feed my interest for finance + investing… can’t believe i’ve been readimg this stuff daily for ~5 years…
Somewhere in my archives is MOOBER’s old video from the 5/6/2010 Flash Crash, consisting of screenshots from inside the PPT, a few nimble folks nailing 30-40-point wins in minutes, all set to the tune of Kiss, “Stand.” YouTube has forgotten, but I haven’t.
Great memory, The Equalizer. I was hoping to meet BOOMER (and other early adopters like Danny) at the Conference. Maybe next time.
The class of ’07 was missed at the conference.
Indeud, RC.
I do miss the old throne room picture on the front page. Those were the days.
I still fondly recall devildog collapsing into a heap of vomit after he lost all his dad’s money.
Its been a helluva ride
Spectacular work, Fly!
Been a loyal reader since 2006. I don’t even like blogs, but this place is different. Happy anniversary.
A site unmatched. Happy anniversary.
Congrats, Dr. Le Fly! Continued success!
Anyone know the whereabouts of Breakfast Taco? I believe he was the third guest blogger. After he resigned, he vanished.
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… and POOF !!!
chessNwine disappears from the front page like he was never there !!!
GONE !!!
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Sad day here !!!
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As persona non grata, I respectfully relay, ‘God speed.’
Happy Anniversary to Le Fly and all the tabbed bloggers. Still the best theme park on the internets. Been following since the beginning and still my favorite site.
Hey, WTF? Hope Chess is okay.
Happy Birthday olde boy.
@alf44, settle down. Its going to be ok.
These hallowed halls have a history richer than anyone man. The future as was the past will depend on the swiftness of the wings the Fly.
Regards
Chuck Bennett
What about traffic guards?
Happy Birthday olde boy.
@alf44, settled down. Everything is going to be alright mon.
The internets and all the super natural forces have aligned behind him over the last 7 years.
The future as was the past, will be carried on the wings of the Fly.
It has been written and shall be.
Regards,
Chuck Bennett
No traffic guards?
Congrats, Fly! Been reading your blog since the days of the orange blogspot and the Ducati smack downs. And yes, I still have a few MVIS for S&G’s.
Chedda and Alf, not to worry. Don’t you recall the days of “Broker A?” It was, still is, and always will be the quintessential financial site. I’ve been saying this for years–there’s no need for any other.
Chess was that small dose of reality and conservative risk management to help balance out the balls to the wall nature of the rest of iBC.
Sucks to see him go. I still had a few months on the subscription.
So Chess has his own website now. I wish there was a farewell…I’ve always enjoyed his posts. But life goes on and over time the revolving door not only bids farewell to bloggers of olde but ushers in new bloggers to fill the voids. We’ll miss you here, Chess.
Happy Anniversary, IBC. May you flourish and prosper for years to come. Cheers!
congrats Fly, excellent job throughout the years
Happy anniversary iBC, and Aloha Chess, you will be missed, But this is still the best finance site on the net. Thanks to Fly and all the participants here for making it so.
Are our subscriptions now canceled to his weekly strategy sessions. I rather enjoyed those; wish we would’ve had at least some notice beforehand. Damn that was fast
Re WSS:
We are working on a solution. I apologize for the uncertainty. We will have answers for you soon.
Happy Anniversary,
Another year gone.
Keep the chuckles coming via creative blogging.
I will be sharing this with the folks in the nursing home in a few years.
@Fly Sounds good thank you Sir
I am relatively new here – came in this summer just before the 4th of July. Strange as it sounds, it feels like another family. I have read almost every single Fly post since this started from the archives, and never miss one now day to day. I’m a PPT Member and AHWOA member. Thanks for all you gents do. Glad to be here.
How is PPT 2.0 coming along? I for one cannot wait.
Actually it’s coming along fast.
Happy Anniversary Broker.
Best of luck going forward as you are one year closer to 47.5.
Best site on these here internets and always will be.
WTF with Chess?
Thank you for all that you do! Been a loyal reader since ’09.
Happy 7th Anniversary $IBC.
Fly. We, the American public want to know, will you need to step down as Editor in Chief of $IBC to run with the V.King for President in 2016 (for the Libertarian Party)?