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Title: Mt. GOX - Change Location from its old HQ. to a HOTEL!
Post by: CrashX on February 20, 2014, 08:30:14 AM
I don't have BTC or FIAT on MT. Gox, but amid of its problem, they decided to move into a HOTEL.

As for the pool, figure I'll make it more fun.



MtGox Co.,Ltd Location and Address Change – February 19
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Dear MtGox Customers,

MtGox Co.,Ltd. (Japan) has moved to the address below:

MtGox Co.,Ltd.
Cerulean Tower 15F
26­1 Sakuragaoka­cho
150­8512 Shibuya Tokyo
Japan

Please send all documents/letters to the above address from now on.
Thank you for your kind cooperation.

Best Regards,

MtGox Team

https://support.mtgox.com/entries/27131120-MtGox-Co-Ltd-Location-and-Address-Change-February-19

Lets see the New Beautiful Head Quarters of this Amazing Company.

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-PEgmnV7DBkk/UwW8sxE2xvI/AAAAAAAAB6A/Ef24vboPadA/w1219-h865-no/hotel.jpg


Wait, wait a second, that does say...  Tokyo Hotel?   ... Can't be, let me look at it again.

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-RftlmqW3edc/UwW782qFugI/AAAAAAAAB50/C7G5Bg4Sk44/w1219-h865-no/YupHotel.jpg


Title: Re: Mt. GOX - Change Location from its old HQ. to a HOTEL!
Post by: BitcoinObmen on February 20, 2014, 09:01:09 AM
 >:( I'm goxed :(


Title: Re: Mt. GOX - Change Location from its old HQ. to a HOTEL!
Post by: Buffer Overflow on February 20, 2014, 09:04:52 AM
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Did Bitcoin encounter its first major Ponzi Scheme?

You must be new around here.


Title: Re: Mt. GOX - Change Location from its old HQ. to a HOTEL!
Post by: CrashX on February 20, 2014, 09:06:46 AM
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Did Bitcoin encounter its first major Ponzi Scheme?

You must be new around here.



LoL ... Major Ponzi...  Over $60+ mLn USD worth. I haven't heard of any other this Big.


Title: Re: Mt. GOX - Change Location from its old HQ. to a HOTEL!
Post by: eldentyrell on February 20, 2014, 07:02:19 PM
> first major Ponzi Scheme?

pirateat40 doesn't count?


Title: Re: Mt. GOX - Change Location from its old HQ. to a HOTEL!
Post by: lemfuture on February 20, 2014, 07:04:49 PM
its not the first


Title: Re: Mt. GOX - Change Location from its old HQ. to a HOTEL!
Post by: CrashX on February 20, 2014, 07:19:26 PM
> first major Ponzi Scheme?

pirateat40 doesn't count?

pirateat40, who or what is this?


Title: Re: Mt. GOX - Change Location from its old HQ. to a HOTEL!
Post by: ledmaniak on February 20, 2014, 07:27:11 PM
> first major Ponzi Scheme?

pirateat40 doesn't count?

pirateat40, who or what is this?
Famous guy over here..

https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Pirateat40


Title: Re: Mt. GOX - Change Location from its old HQ. to a HOTEL!
Post by: CrashX on February 20, 2014, 07:46:18 PM
> first major Ponzi Scheme?

pirateat40 doesn't count?

pirateat40, who or what is this?
Famous guy over here..

https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Pirateat40

I'm not sure how many BTC Mt. Gox has in place, but in Face value at this time, This will be Biggest one.


Title: Re: Mt. GOX - Change Location from its old HQ. to a HOTEL!
Post by: ymer on February 20, 2014, 09:10:10 PM
LOL if true


Title: Re: Mt. GOX - Change Location from its old HQ. to a HOTEL!
Post by: greenalliancegroup on February 21, 2014, 06:19:02 AM
Probably no landlord in Japan want MT.Gox in there building as rentee. I believe the japanese are very superstitious.


Title: Re: Mt. GOX - Change Location from its old HQ. to a HOTEL!
Post by: Bit_Happy on February 21, 2014, 07:58:05 AM
Friends of Gox: Open Bar at the new HQ Tonight!
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=478374.0


Title: Re: Mt. GOX - Change Location from its old HQ. to a HOTEL!
Post by: Polycoin on February 21, 2014, 06:28:43 PM
"Mt. Gox is now located on a floor of a Tokyo office tower that is home to a company offering virtual offices. The exchange and the company that owns it, Tibanne, have not responded to interview requests.

The situation surrounding Mt. Gox has led some investors to believe it is teetering on the edge of bankruptcy and that bitcoins on the exchange may become worthless." - pcworld.com

I advise everyone to stop trading on Mt.Gox, hope to withdraw your bitcoins, but don't buy any new ones on Mt.Gox, you'll be in for a huge loss..


Title: Re: Mt. GOX - Change Location from its old HQ. to a HOTEL!
Post by: h3rlihy on February 21, 2014, 11:26:31 PM
Maybe it's time to reconsider their initial idea of trading magic: the gathering cards.


Title: Re: Mt. GOX - Change Location from its old HQ. to a HOTEL!
Post by: notthematrix on February 22, 2014, 12:25:38 AM
Maybe it's time to reconsider their initial idea of trading magic: the gathering cards.

maby they touth they could magicly fill empty bitcoin wallets https://blockchain.info/nl/address/1LNWw6yCxkUmkhArb2Nf2MPw6vG7u5WG7q
emsty since 02-06-2014 0:44 then they found out they were out of bitcoin , and started to blaim the bitcoin system....


Title: Re: Mt. GOX - Change Location from its old HQ. to a HOTEL!
Post by: markjamrobin on February 22, 2014, 12:30:23 AM
Maybe it's time to reconsider their initial idea of trading magic: the gathering cards.

maby they touth they could magicly fill empty bitcoin wallets https://blockchain.info/nl/address/1LNWw6yCxkUmkhArb2Nf2MPw6vG7u5WG7q
emsty since 02-16-2014 0:44 then they found out they were out of bitcoin , and started to blaim the bitcoin system....


What is that address?


Title: Re: Mt. GOX - Change Location from its old HQ. to a HOTEL!
Post by: repentance on February 22, 2014, 12:45:10 AM
LOL if true

The biggest LOL is how nobody cared when they operated out of Cerulean Tower previously.  While it's almost certainly true that Mark's moved there so he can get security to keep angry customers and nosy journalists away, this isn't a "new" business location for MtGox - it's one from which they previously operated.


Title: Re: Mt. GOX - Change Location from its old HQ. to a HOTEL!
Post by: notthematrix on February 22, 2014, 12:58:51 AM
Maybe it's time to reconsider their initial idea of trading magic: the gathering cards.

maby they touth they could magicly fill empty bitcoin wallets https://blockchain.info/nl/address/1LNWw6yCxkUmkhArb2Nf2MPw6vG7u5WG7q
emsty since 02-16-2014 0:44 then they found out they were out of bitcoin , and started to blaim the bitcoin system....


What is that address?

MTGOX main wallet address! empty since 02-06-2014 0:44 am


Title: Re: Mt. GOX - Change Location from its old HQ. to a HOTEL!
Post by: markjamrobin on February 22, 2014, 01:03:13 AM
LOL if true

The biggest LOL is how nobody cared when they operated out of Cerulean Tower previously.  While it's almost certainly true that Mark's moved there so he can get security to keep angry customers and nosy journalists away, this isn't a "new" business location for MtGox - it's one from which they previously operated.

I think if it was truly security, they wouldn't have announced their new locale.


Title: Re: Mt. GOX - Change Location from its old HQ. to a HOTEL!
Post by: markjamrobin on February 22, 2014, 01:03:34 AM
Maybe it's time to reconsider their initial idea of trading magic: the gathering cards.

maby they touth they could magicly fill empty bitcoin wallets https://blockchain.info/nl/address/1LNWw6yCxkUmkhArb2Nf2MPw6vG7u5WG7q
emsty since 02-16-2014 0:44 then they found out they were out of bitcoin , and started to blaim the bitcoin system....


What is that address?

MTGOX main wallet address! empty since 02-06-2014 0:44 am


Hmm, any chance the money is in another address?


Title: Re: Mt. GOX - Change Location from its old HQ. to a HOTEL!
Post by: D05GTO on February 22, 2014, 01:20:36 AM
They should be in a Motel8!


Title: Re: Mt. GOX - Change Location from its old HQ. to a HOTEL!
Post by: markjamrobin on February 22, 2014, 01:21:40 AM
They should be in a Motel8!

Motel8s don't have nice coffee shops... Whatever would Mark do?!?


Title: Re: Mt. GOX - Change Location from its old HQ. to a HOTEL!
Post by: repentance on February 22, 2014, 01:43:22 AM
LOL if true

The biggest LOL is how nobody cared when they operated out of Cerulean Tower previously.  While it's almost certainly true that Mark's moved there so he can get security to keep angry customers and nosy journalists away, this isn't a "new" business location for MtGox - it's one from which they previously operated.

I think if it was truly security, they wouldn't have announced their new locale.

They announced it as an address for people to send stuff to.  They're not a public-facing service, so there's not a whole lot of risk in people knowing where they're operating from providing people can't just wander in and out of the building - which they can't.  It doesn't have to be a highly secure facility if all they want is to prevent people being able to barge into MtGox and harass Mark/staff.

Both the police and building security have already intervened with the protesters.  Mark pretty much gets to avoid everyone but the authorities at this point if that's the way he wants it.  He can keep the public away from his staff at Cerulean Tower and it's not even essential that he works from there himself.

Mark's pretty arrogant but he's probably not wrong if he's thinking that protesters are going to give up and go away fairly quickly if he can limit their opportunities for contact with him.  Moving into a building which already has security in place - and which he can access without going through the front door if necessary - is a quicker and easier way to avoid angry customers than remaining in the old location and employing security contractors to keep the riff-raff away.


Title: Re: Mt. GOX - Change Location from its old HQ. to a HOTEL!
Post by: CrashX on February 22, 2014, 07:17:26 AM
But making a such move in, CRETICAL moment for their company and for the Bitcoin Community and Currency, is bad.


Title: Re: Mt. GOX - Change Location from its old HQ. to a HOTEL!
Post by: markjamrobin on February 22, 2014, 04:35:53 PM
But making a such move in, CRETICAL moment for their company and for the Bitcoin Community and Currency, is bad.

Nah  I don't think the move is extremely important...


Title: Re: Mt. GOX - Change Location from its old HQ. to a HOTEL!
Post by: MICRO on February 22, 2014, 04:45:57 PM
"This week we have experienced some security problems, and as a result we had to relocate MtGox to our previous office building" - MtGox

So Hotel is much more secure than theirs HQ . Yeahh... Thats for sure :D 


Title: Re: Mt. GOX - Change Location from its old HQ. to a HOTEL!
Post by: p-webcorp on February 22, 2014, 05:31:59 PM
TOKYO
Black Pearl Sports Group K.K.
15F Cerulean Tower
26-1 Sakuragaoka-cho
Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
150-8512 Japan


Title: Re: Mt. GOX - Change Location from its old HQ. to a HOTEL!
Post by: DanielVG on February 22, 2014, 05:36:02 PM
Eventually they'll go back to mommy's basement.


Title: Re: Mt. GOX - Change Location from its old HQ. to a HOTEL!
Post by: Bit_Happy on February 23, 2014, 01:27:58 AM
Maybe it's time to reconsider their initial idea of trading magic: the gathering cards.

maby they touth they could magicly fill empty bitcoin wallets https://blockchain.info/nl/address/1LNWw6yCxkUmkhArb2Nf2MPw6vG7u5WG7q
emsty since 02-06-2014 0:44 then they found out they were out of bitcoin , and started to blaim the bitcoin system....


Gox claimed to have most of their BTC in cold storage, if true then they should be "almost" OK.


Title: Re: Mt. GOX - Change Location from its old HQ. to a HOTEL!
Post by: bomb7 on February 23, 2014, 01:42:48 AM
I don`t think they`re operating in the hotel. The hotel is in the same building as a virtual office business, the hotel doesn`t occupy the entire building.

They might be working from home or something, and using the V.O. address for correspondence.


Title: Re: Mt. GOX - Change Location from its old HQ. to a HOTEL!
Post by: Bit_Happy on February 23, 2014, 04:55:37 AM
I don`t think they`re operating in the hotel. The hotel is in the same building as a virtual office business, the hotel doesn`t occupy the entire building.

They might be working from home or something, and using the V.O. address for correspondence.

They used to claim a decent number of paid "staff", not sure how many people are currently working for him.


Title: Re: Mt. GOX - Change Location from its old HQ. to a HOTEL!
Post by: MP5KU on February 23, 2014, 09:39:54 AM
Spending all the exchanges BTC on strippers and beer there..


Title: Re: Mt. GOX - Change Location from its old HQ. to a HOTEL!
Post by: greenalliancegroup on February 23, 2014, 11:37:00 AM
For me its a red alert sign that he changed location. If its just software issue why isn't this fixed. Instead he changes location? I believe there is very little left at the Gox. Unless he has 30k worth of BTC in Cold storage. The fact that the company is based in Japan gets me even more worried. Not having any licenses, fire alarms are going off in my head.

The fact is Karapeles could of USED THE FUNDs he made off all the transaction fees and pay to get MSB licenses in the states. Reinvestment is what made Amazon the powerhouse of internet sales today. With 1.7-2 million dollars. I believe you can find an attorney that will get you MSB licenses in all 50 states without questions.

How much money do you think Gox made so far over its life span? Just want to get everyone input.


Title: Re: Mt. GOX - Change Location from its old HQ. to a HOTEL!
Post by: TheFiendishOne on February 23, 2014, 04:33:15 PM
I'm sorry but for someone who's been on the internet for over TWO decades, I have to say the name "Mt.Gox" and the fact that they used to trade magic: the gathering cards was a huge red flag and screams "stay away".  Anyone that traded on Mt.Gox didn't do their research.


Title: Re: Mt. GOX - Change Location from its old HQ. to a HOTEL!
Post by: MICRO on February 23, 2014, 04:50:15 PM
I'm sorry but for someone who's been on the internet for over a decade, I have to say the name "Mt.Gox" and the fact that they used to trade magic: the gathering cards was a huge red flag and screams "stay away".  Anyone that traded on Mt.Gox didn't do their research.

Exactly . And i would like for they to close , its stupid to have some exchange jumping with price to much up or down and they are doing it both.


Title: Re: Mt. GOX - Change Location from its old HQ. to a HOTEL!
Post by: UltraPleb on February 23, 2014, 05:01:25 PM
This is shocking, does no good to Bitcoin's public image. Will drive newcomers well away.


Title: Re: Mt. GOX - Change Location from its old HQ. to a HOTEL!
Post by: TheFiendishOne on February 23, 2014, 05:07:55 PM
I'm a newcomer and it didn't drive me away.  It's only a matter of time.  Unfortunately it's probably not going to happen til Gox goes away and never comes back.  The scams really need to go away, but that'll never happen.


Title: Re: Mt. GOX - Change Location from its old HQ. to a HOTEL!
Post by: Tegija on February 23, 2014, 05:11:08 PM
I'm sorry but for someone who's been on the internet for over a decade, I have to say the name "Mt.Gox" and the fact that they used to trade magic: the gathering cards was a huge red flag and screams "stay away".  Anyone that traded on Mt.Gox didn't do their research.

Exactly . And i would like for they to close , its stupid to have some exchange jumping with price to much up or down and they are doing it both.

gox is since last 24h rising or pretty stabile, what is pretty suspicious too. pure manipulated price. there was no real reason that the price goes up. all attempts to get rid of payout problems didn´t succeed and price was rising.

at this time it good for gox to not make any payouts: low btc-price, that means many people are feeding gox with fresh fiat! just crazy...

soon they will close the doors and have made even more money.


Title: Re: Mt. GOX - Change Location from its old HQ. to a HOTEL!
Post by: CrashX on February 24, 2014, 01:06:06 AM
I'm sorry but for someone who's been on the internet for over a decade, I have to say the name "Mt.Gox" and the fact that they used to trade magic: the gathering cards was a huge red flag and screams "stay away".  Anyone that traded on Mt.Gox didn't do their research.

Exactly . And i would like for they to close , its stupid to have some exchange jumping with price to much up or down and they are doing it both.

gox is since last 24h rising or pretty stabile, what is pretty suspicious too. pure manipulated price. there was no real reason that the price goes up. all attempts to get rid of payout problems didn´t succeed and price was rising.

at this time it good for gox to not make any payouts: low btc-price, that means many people are feeding gox with fresh fiat! just crazy...

soon they will close the doors and have made even more money.


The reason that it went UP is because they Verified a HUGE bash of new accounts, which they began buying. Which push the price up again.


Title: Re: Mt. GOX - Change Location from its old HQ. to a HOTEL!
Post by: Alex_green on July 01, 2014, 05:44:38 AM
how are deposits on Mt. GOX ? ;D


Title: Re: Mt. GOX - Change Location from its old HQ. to a HOTEL!
Post by: giagantichash on August 14, 2014, 06:48:45 AM
Mt.Gox change their location from its old HQ?? how about the people of Mt. Gox? do they changing too? is it there any info about this?