Taylor Gerring, who was part of the early team in the Zug house and had led the creation of the crowdsale website, was becoming increasingly tired of these exchanges. The relationship between Taylor and Ming deteriorated, and Taylor was finding it increasingly hard to get his proposals reviewed and emails answered. At the end of 2015, his contract wasn’t renewed, which he learned from Ming’s brother-in-law, a Hawaii-based attorney who was doing work for the foundation along with Ming’s sister.