I didn't say they didn't get paid. There a plenty of other ways to lose out from having the rug pulled out suddenly...but now that You made the argument, unless I missed it, the only evidence that everyone got paid was the promise made within the announcement which is no evidence at all.

There’s lots of evidence if you read VF and similar forums. Joker manually processed withdrawals for those who requested them, even small amounts. All the sellers got paid.