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Just to update this thread, it seems that this discussion is mostly stale now. We (at MtGox) will implement this new hash index in our transactions database and start working with it (we will announce a maintenance as we will have to stop bitcoin deposits too during the database schema update) and will start providing this new hash when customers are withdrawing bitcoins, litecoins, or any other coin based on Bitcoin we may support in the future.

We will also provide an API that will allow our customers to use this hash to retrieve the transaction hash as seen in the blockchain once the transaction is confirmed, and will hope others (blockchain.info?) will index this value one day.

We also invite other exchanges and businesses which may need to keep track of bitcoins they send to use this same method, since dealing with multiple variations of the same thing wouldn’t be very productive.

If nobody does it, we will also post some test vectors for regular (in=>out) transactions in the near future.

http://theblogchain.com/2014/02/14/breaking-mark-karpeles-posts-to-say-mtgox-is-implementing-a-solution/

Mark Karpeles just posted on GitHub at approximately midnight EST. Here’s the full quote:

And here’s a link to the full thread on GitHub.
https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/3656#issuecomment-35055553

http://theblogchain.com/2014/02/14/breaking-mark-karpeles-posts-to-say-mtgox-is-implementing-a-solution/

Mark Karpeles just posted on GitHub at approximately midnight EST. Here’s the full quote:

And here’s a link to the full thread on GitHub.
https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/3656#issuecomment-35055553

Is this the death of Gox? Price is almost down to 50% of other exchanges...

Still trying to tease over ltc, afraid that's not gonna save the stampede to leave gox now buddy....

Gox is dead, Mark just doesn't know it yet.

I'm sure he already does know. I can't see how he can pull his business back from this. Why would people go back to gox once they've got their money out of there?

gox is still the oldest exchange that's STILL AROUND! that's a big feat all the naysayers..
maybe you should have traded with the other exchanges that closed up shop and disappeared or actually got hacked to death

This situation is not so different from Cyprus and their bail in. Friday night people have money in the bank; Monday morning they can't access their funds. And later in the week they find out they will be taking an involuntary haircut in order to help out the bankers who caused the problem in the first place. But thankfully the important elites were given advance notice so they could withdraw ahead of time and not have to share the pain with the great unwashed.

I'm sure Mark didn't have any issues transferring his own funds out (and it would be interesting to know how many insiders did the same thing). Maybe he should go buy a nail gun.

we will announce a maintenance as we will have to stop bitcoin deposits too during the database schema update

http://theblogchain.com/2014/02/14/breaking-mark-karpeles-posts-to-say-mtgox-is-implementing-a-solution/
and will start providing this new hash when customers are withdrawing bitcoins, litecoins, or any other coin based on Bitcoin we may support in the future.