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Title: Bitstamp dollar price now higher than Mtgox
Post by: daviducsb on November 24, 2013, 03:34:06 AM
Does anyone know why bitstamp price is now higher than mtgox price?


Title: Re: Bitstamp dollar price now higher than Mtgox
Post by: mpfrank on November 24, 2013, 03:39:06 AM
Does anyone know why bitstamp price is now higher than mtgox price?

Perhaps people are fleeing Bitstamp because of this:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2013/11/23/heres-who-probably-did-that-massive-150000000-bitcoin-transaction/ (http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2013/11/23/heres-who-probably-did-that-massive-150000000-bitcoin-transaction/)


Title: Re: Bitstamp dollar price now higher than Mtgox
Post by: daviducsb on November 24, 2013, 04:01:50 AM
Why would people be worried about an internal shuffle?


Title: Re: Bitstamp dollar price now higher than Mtgox
Post by: beetcoin on November 24, 2013, 04:03:57 AM
Why would people be worried about an internal shuffle?

maybe i'm wrong, but maybe bitcoinstamp is about to cash out and run. it does sound fishy and it'd stop me from putting my money in there.


Title: Re: Bitstamp dollar price now higher than Mtgox
Post by: Mondy on November 24, 2013, 04:20:36 AM
mt gox isnt the highest :o


Title: Re: Bitstamp dollar price now higher than Mtgox
Post by: daviducsb on November 24, 2013, 04:22:44 AM
They should probably issue an explanation, but I'm not at this stage all that worried about it. One buddy did tell me the other day that bitstamp was a little buggy this past week though.

Here is a dated article on bitstamp. Owners are known entities based out of London.

http://bitcoinmagazine.com/3275/introducing-the-exchanges-bitstamp/


Title: Re: Bitstamp dollar price now higher than Mtgox
Post by: Wilstar1 on November 24, 2013, 04:30:15 AM
I find bitstamp to be more accurate as Mt. Gox has had multiple freezes.



Title: Re: Bitstamp dollar price now higher than Mtgox
Post by: Phinnaeus Gage on November 24, 2013, 05:37:37 AM
They should probably issue an explanation, but I'm not at this stage all that worried about it. One buddy did tell me the other day that bitstamp was a little buggy this past week though.

Here is a dated article on bitstamp. Owners are known entities based out of London.

http://bitcoinmagazine.com/3275/introducing-the-exchanges-bitstamp/

Not sure if there's a correlation, but Bitcoin Charts has been buggy during the same time frame you've stated. In fact, I've yet been unable to log on for the past few hours.

I didn't realize this guy is with BitStamp and one of BitPay's concerns, Bitcoin Magazine: http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=13482841&authType=NAME_SEARCH&authToken=Xq1T&locale=en_US&srchid=242722271385271771810&srchindex=1&srchtotal=1&trk=vsrp_people_res_name&trkInfo=VSRPsearchId%3A242722271385271771810%2CVSRPtargetId%3A13482841%2CVSRPcmpt%3Aprimary


Title: Re: Bitstamp dollar price now higher than Mtgox
Post by: windjc on November 24, 2013, 06:01:39 AM
Why would people be worried about an internal shuffle?

maybe i'm wrong, but maybe bitcoinstamp is about to cash out and run. it does sound fishy and it'd stop me from putting my money in there.

And the tin foil hat award goes to...