I'm pretty sure SR's prices aren't pegged to MtGox's averages. They're pegged to some broader index instead which represents the entire B$ economy.--Secondly, BMR is naive if it's using prices directly from MtGox. Why? For security reasons. That's why SR changed it in the first place.A LEA could simply feed junk data to their subsection of the economy, it's not difficult to separate Tor based requests from clearnet ones. And what is more, you're giving LEA a source of intelligence on volumes, which was maybe not your intention. I'm sure there's other security problems too. Supplying a direct price quote isn't as easy as you think, not if you're SR. There is no conspiracy here. DPR actually dropped his fees over time, there's no reason why he'd go behind your backs to increase them. Obviously like any businessman he's looking for more volume to oust the competition, it's just business.