Thursday, August 24, 2017

Liquidation Overview

The Bank of KoL is closed for business and is no longer accepting deposits.

From July 23rd, 2016 onward, the Bank has been liquidating the entirety of its holdings in order to return all deposits in full with as much interest as possible. Estimates suggest all principal plus interest earned up until the Bank's suspension of activity on July 13th, 2014 will be guaranteed, in addition to a return on investment of at least 10% applied to this balance. The Bank will shut down completely when all items are sold and the final deposit is withdrawn. Any meat remaining after the Bank's liquidation will be used to increase the rate of return paid to all depositors.

The pace of the withdrawal process will depend on how quickly the Bank can sell its holdings. Withdrawals of deposits held by active accounts will be prioritized as the Bank liquidates; active depositors will receive a prompt return of their deposit. Inactive accounts will be withdrawn after all active accounts are fully withdrawn.

Phase 2 of the Bank's liquidation began on July 23rd, 2017, initiating the second year of the process. Please see the below post for details.

Phase 1 took place over the course of the first year of liquidation, from July 23rd, 2016 to July 22nd, 2017. The vast majority of deposits held by active accounts were fully withdrawn over this period; an assessment is posted below.

Liquidation - Phase 2: July 23rd, 2017

This post outlines Phase 2 of the Bank's liquidation. For information on Phase 1 of the liquidation process, covering the period from July 23rd, 2016 to July 22nd, 2017, see the posts lower on the page.

Following a year of liquidation, the Bank of KoL has begun Phase 2 of the withdrawal process, covering the period from July 23, 2017 onward.

The objective of Phase 2 is to accelerate the withdrawal of large deposits held by active players. Phase 2 increases the ceiling on meat withdrawn per round for each individual account to 500,000,000 meat (500m), up from 200,000,000 meat per round for each account during Phase 1.

Withdrawals will be made periodically in rounds, roughly every other month, as the Bank liquidates its holdings. Each subsequent round of withdrawals will include the accounts of depositors active since the date of the previous round.

Withdrawals for each eligible account will be capped at 500m each round to ensure all active depositors receive equal priority. Larger accounts will receive withdrawals of up to 500m each eligible round until they are fully withdrawn.

The first round of Phase 2 withdrawals have been sent. Depositors were eligible for this round if they were active any time from July 23, 2017 to August 17, 2017. Players who resume activity going forward will be eligible for future rounds of withdrawals.


Phase 2 withdrawal rounds:


The first round of Phase 2 withdrawals was sent on August 24, 2017 to all accounts that were active at any time from July 23, 2017 to August 17, 2017.


The second round of Phase 2 withdrawals was sent on December 4, 2017 to all accounts that were active at any time from August 17, 2017 to November 30, 2017.

The third round of Phase 2 withdrawals was sent on January 21, 2018 to all accounts that were active at any time from November 30, 2017 to January 20, 2018.

The fourth round of Phase 2 withdrawals was sent on March 3, 2018 to all accounts that were active at any time from January 20, 2018 to March 2, 2018.

The fifth round of Phase 2 withdrawals was sent on September 3, 2018 to all accounts that were active at any time from March 2, 2018 to September 2, 2018.

The sixth round of Phase 2 withdrawals was sent on December 22, 2018 to all accounts that were active at any time from September 2, 2018 to December 21, 2018.  

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Please send a kmail if you have not received a withdrawal for a period in which you were active.


Reasonable offers made on items for sale in the Bank's shop will be very much appreciated, as all sales hasten the return of deposits.


Phase 2 will reach completion when all accounts of active depositors are fully withdrawn, at which point Phase 3 will be initiated. Phase 3 will begin the withdrawal of accounts held by inactive depositors.



Withdrawal Format - Phase 2




For accounts less than or equal to 500m:



Dear [PLAYER],
 

The Bank of KoL has closed and is liquidating all accounts. The Bank can guarantee the return of all deposits, plus interest earned up to the date of the Bank’s last activity on July 13, 2014, in addition to a further 10% return on that total balance. Any additional meat resulting from the Bank’s liquidation will be put toward increasing your return on investment.

The principal of your deposit, plus all interest earned up to July 13, 2014, sums to [PAST BALANCE]. A further 10% return on that balance yields [10% RETURN] meat added to your account, representing partial payment of interest accrued during the Bank's inactivity. As the Bank liquidates you may receive payments of additional interest if surplus meat becomes available, although such payments cannot presently be estimated or guaranteed.

Enclosed is [WITHDRAWAL] meat as a full withdrawal of your total balance as of July 13, 2014, in addition to a 10% return on that balance.

Your deposit was selected for priority withdrawal due to your status as an active account. For information on how priority was determined please refer to this post: http://bankofkol.blogspot.ca/

Please send a message if you have questions concerning your deposit, although do not expect to receive estimates on any additional interest. Also be in touch if you'd like to make an offer on any items for sale in the Bank's mall shop, as all purchases will expedite the return of deposits.

Thank you for depositing with the Bank of KoL, and my apologies for the considerable delay.


Sincerely,

Bank of KoL


For accounts greater than 500m:


Dear [PLAYER],

The Bank of KoL has closed and is liquidating all accounts. The Bank can guarantee the return of all deposits, plus interest earned up to the date of the Bank’s last activity on July 13, 2014, in addition to a further 10% return on that total balance. Any additional meat resulting from the Bank’s liquidation will be put toward increasing your return on investment.

The principal of your deposit, plus all interest earned up to July 13, 2014, sums to [PAST BALANCE]. A further 10% return on that balance yields [10% RETURN] meat added to your account, representing partial payment of interest accrued during the Bank's inactivity. As the Bank liquidates you may receive payments of additional interest if surplus meat becomes available, although such payments cannot presently be estimated or guaranteed.

Enclosed is 500,000,000 meat as a partial withdrawal of your account. This withdrawal has been capped at a maximum of 500m per account to ensure all active players receive equal priority given the Bank's current meat on hand. Your account now has a balance remaining of [REMAINING= (PAST BALANCE + 10% RETURN - 500m)] meat. Further withdrawals of up to 500m each round will be sent to active accounts until fully withdrawn.
Your deposit was selected for priority withdrawal due to your status as an active account. For information on how priority was determined please refer to this post: http://bankofkol.blogspot.ca/

Please send a message if you have questions concerning your deposit, although do not expect to receive estimates on any additional interest or the timing of forthcoming withdrawals. Also be in touch if you'd like to make an offer on any items for sale in the Bank's mall shop, as all purchases will expedite the return of deposits.

Thank you for depositing with the Bank of KoL, and my apologies for the considerable delay.


Sincerely,

Bank of KoL

Phase 1 Liquidation Results

The Bank of KoL began liquidation on July 23rd, 2016. Phase 1 of the liquidation process was carried out over the first year period, from July 23rd, 2016 to July 22nd, 2017.

Only the deposits of recently-active accounts, those that last logged in any time from January 1, 2016 to July 22nd, 2017, were eligible for withdrawal during Phase 1. All accounts that were active at any time throughout this period received withdrawals.          
          
Withdrawals were made periodically in rounds as the Bank liquidated its holdings. Each round of withdrawals included only the accounts of recently-active depositors who had logged on in the month or two before each round. Five regular rounds of withdrawals were sent in Phase 1, as well as a make-up round for recently-active players who missed all other rounds.
          
Withdrawals for each eligible account were capped at a maximum of 200,000,000 meat (200m) each round in order to ensure all active depositors received equal priority. Larger deposits received withdrawals of up to 200m each round in which they were eligible.
          
This format produced the following results for Phase 1:
  • All accounts of 200m or less that were eligible for any round were fully withdrawn.           
  • All accounts of 400m or less that were eligible for any two rounds were fully withdrawn.
  • All accounts of 600m or less that were eligible for any three rounds were fully withdrawn.
  • All accounts of 800m or less that were eligible for any four rounds were fully withdrawn.
  • All accounts of 1,000m or less that were eligible for all five regular rounds were fully withdrawn.
  • All accounts greater than 1,000m that were eligible for all five regular rounds had a total of one billion meat withdrawn.

In other words, all depositors who logged on at any time from January 1, 2016 to July 23rd, 2017, with accounts of 200,000,000 meat or less, have received full withdrawals. Furthermore, all depositors who sustained regular activity over this period, with accounts of one billion meat or less, have received full withdrawals.      
   
Summary Statistics for Phase 1:
  • 40% of all depositors have received full withdrawals. 
  • 5% of all depositors have received partial withdrawals.
  • 32% of all meat held by all depositors in total has been withdrawn.

Saturday, July 23, 2016

Liquidation - Phase 1: July 23rd, 2016 to July 22nd, 2017

The first round of withdrawals have been sent. Depositors were considered "active" and eligible for priority in this round if they were online any time from June 4th, 2016 to July 4th, 2016. Players who resume activity going forward will be eligible for subsequent rounds of withdrawals. The Bank is not in a position to estimate the schedule of these rounds - each will be made when sufficient meat is at hand and the time is available for carrying out the withdrawal process.

Active accounts in excess of 200m have received an initial withdrawal capped at 200m. This ceiling ensured equal priority for all active players given the Bank's meat on hand. Subsequent withdrawals of up to 200m will be sent repeatedly to these accounts every round until they are fully withdrawn.

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The first round of withdrawals was sent on July 23rd, 2016 to all accounts that were active at any time from June 4th to July 4th, 2016.

The second round of withdrawals was sent on November 19th, 2016 to all accounts that were active at any time from September 1st to November 17th, 2016.

The third round of withdrawals was sent on January 15th, 2017 to all accounts that were active at any time from November 18th, 2016 to January 14th, 2017.

The fourth round of withdrawals was sent on March 18th, 2017 to all accounts that were active at any time from January 15th, 2017 to March 7th, 2017.

The fifth round of withdrawals was sent on June 23rd, 2017 to all accounts that were active at any time from March 7th, 2017 to June 16th, 2017.

A makeup round of withdrawals to conclude Phase 1 was sent on August 18th, 2017 to all accounts that had not yet received a withdrawal but were active at any time in 2016, the year liquidation began, up until July 22nd, 2017, the end of the first year of liquidation.

Letter to Depositors


Dear Depositor,


Thank you for depositing with the Bank of KoL. Please accept my deepest apologies for the substantial inconvenience you must have suffered while your deposit was unavailable. I understand this may have seriously compromised your enjoyment of the game, and considering the significant time and resources many people put into KoL I am truly sorry for any distress this might have caused you.

Serious medical issues interrupted my ability to manage this service. The nature of their severity made impossible any engagement with KoL until a sufficient recovery of health was made. I'm relieved to say that this outcome has been achieved and that I am now well enough to direct the Bank's closure. I hope you'll understand that despite my wish to have been in touch earlier I was not in a position to do so.

Your deposit with the Bank of KoL will now be withdrawn. Please see the ensuing email for your withdrawal along with details pertaining to your account. Aside from returning deposits the Bank of KoL will cease operation. Given the monumental task of liquidating the Bank it would be appreciated if you could keep questions to a minimum, and please allow privacy in regards to my health.

It was a great pleasure and privilege to operate this bank for the KoL community. I very much regret falling short of delivering the service you had expected.


Sincerely,

Bank of KoL