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singular_me
1st March 2014, 09:33 AM
the guy who wrote this doesnt seem to know that much of the Gold is gone...

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Bitcoin, the digital currency which many have speculated was conceived by the NSA nearly two decades ago and was used as a honeypot to trap the gullible. Well they need look no further. Mt.Gox which after halting withdrawals for the second (and final time) has finally done the honorable thing, and filed for bankruptcy.

As the WSJ reports, “Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox said Friday it was filing for bankruptcy protection after losing almost 750,000 of its customers’ bitcoins, marking the collapse of a marketplace that once dominated trading in the virtual currency.

The company said it also lost around 100,000 of its own bitcoins. Together, the lost bitcoins would be worth approximately $473 million at market prices charted by the CoinDesk bitcoin index, although the price of Mt. Gox bitcoin had fallen well below that index after it stopped bitcoin withdrawals in early February.”

The punchline: speaking to reporters at Tokyo District Court Friday after the bankruptcy filing, Mt. Gox owner Mark Karpelès said technical issues had opened the way for fraudulent withdrawals, and he apologized to customers.

“There was some weakness in the system, and the bitcoins have disappeared. I apologize for causing trouble”

So $473 million Bitcoins disappear just like that? But you heard the man – he is sorry. So all is well – and why not: it works for the TBTF banks every day.

Did you get caught up in the hype on the bitcoin? Just like the US Dollar, the Bitcoin was backed by nothing but an empty promise. The people just can’t grasp that digital currency, and paper money do not hold any value. Gold and Silver are hard assets, it will always hold value. Precious metals are a way to secure your wealth, not grow your wealth. In these unstable times, everyone should own some gold and silver while they can still find it.

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EE_
1st March 2014, 10:26 AM
Nice heist! Good job!
Someone made off with $473 million dollars worth and the beauty part is, the money is untraceable!

Gox owner Mark Karpelès...doesn't sound very Japanese?

Well, long as he's sorry...

Ponce
1st March 2014, 10:34 AM
Sniff, sniff, sniff........and I still hold my "little" pile of silver :)

V

Jewboo
1st March 2014, 10:58 AM
...and the beauty part is, the money is untraceable!




http://www.vosizneias.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/f130114ns23.jpg



:rolleyes: already converted to Shekels



http://nationalcybersecurity.com/wp-content/uploads/image1-300x224.jpg
NSA must know where it went but ain't sayin'

singular_me
1st March 2014, 11:06 AM
the beauty part is, the money is untraceable!
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well I never really investigated Bitcoin that much, BUT it is the first time that I read that it is untraceable, hence this Bitcoin mania could be symbolize the paramount of suicidal greed.

mick silver
1st March 2014, 12:38 PM
nsa knows just like the cia both work for the same team . once they are done with all coins the you will all see the new master of jp morgancoins come in with the all new money

Ponce
1st March 2014, 01:48 PM
The company already declared bankrupsy.

V

EE_
1st March 2014, 01:54 PM
It had to be a small group of tech savy people that pulled off the heist...or someone on the inside of Mt. Gox.
I'd find it hard to believe that many people figured out how to do it at the same time. Maybe it was the Winklevoss fags?
Either way someone is sitting pretty today. Can you imagine getting away free and clear with 475 mil. wow!

What were investers thinking that made them put so much faith and money into a business I personally don't think was legitimate to begin with?

I thought from the beginning when I heard about bitcoin, it was ripe for scamming.
Libertarians were touting how they were going to screw the bankers, paypal, wester union and government with bitcoin, so the whole crypto thing was set-up/planned to be one big screw, for profit of cource.
And screwed they got!

mick silver
1st March 2014, 01:56 PM
Mt. Gox Bitcoin Exchange Sued for ‘Misappropriation’http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-02-28/mt-gox-bitcoin-exchange-sued-in-u-s-for-misappropriation-1-.html http://www.bloomberg.com/image/i0RxkzOt4WZE.jpg