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Economy => Economics => Topic started by: BTCtrader71 on November 05, 2013, 02:40:28 AM



Title: Mtgox and coinbase price almost identical
Post by: BTCtrader71 on November 05, 2013, 02:40:28 AM
right now it's $239 on gox and about $238 on coinbase.

How did that happen???


Title: Re: Mtgox and coinbase price almost identical
Post by: Inedible on November 05, 2013, 02:40:55 AM
Arbitrage?


Title: Re: Mtgox and coinbase price almost identical
Post by: BTCtrader71 on November 05, 2013, 02:42:43 AM
Arbitrage?

idk, but anyone with a coinbase account who has been wanting to withdraw USD from gox and wants to avoid the lengthy wire transfer process (which I assume is still really long??), now is the time!!


Title: Re: Mtgox and coinbase price almost identical
Post by: justusranvier on November 05, 2013, 02:44:15 AM
right now it's $239 on gox and about $238 on coinbase.

How did that happen???
Several hours ago Coinbase was higher. I saw it as much as $5 higher than Mt Gox.


Title: Re: Mtgox and coinbase price almost identical
Post by: BTCtrader71 on November 05, 2013, 02:45:11 AM
Several hours ago Coinbase was higher. I saw it as much as $5 higher than Mt Gox.

Do you know how coinbase sets its price?


Title: Re: Mtgox and coinbase price almost identical
Post by: justusranvier on November 05, 2013, 02:46:33 AM
Several hours ago Coinbase was higher. I saw it as much as $5 higher than Mt Gox.

Do you know how coinbase sets its price?
No one does, except Coinbase. They used to set their price based on Bitstamp, but recently they are doing something different.

By the way, this thread probably belongs in Service Discussion or Speculation more than Economics.


Title: Re: Mtgox and coinbase price almost identical
Post by: BTCtrader71 on November 05, 2013, 02:54:00 AM
By the way, this thread probably belongs in Service Discussion or Speculation more than Economics.

Yes I think you are right. If I as the thread starter can move it, I don't know how ...


Title: Re: Mtgox and coinbase price almost identical
Post by: leannemckim46 on November 05, 2013, 03:16:51 AM
Massive arbitrage by Japanese...