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Economy => Service Discussion => Topic started by: freebit13 on February 25, 2014, 03:23:38 PM



Title: Where did Mt Gox go?
Post by: freebit13 on February 25, 2014, 03:23:38 PM
It looks like mtgox.com is down and only a blank page with this in the source:
Code:
<!-- put announce for mtgox acq here -->

What could that mean? Mt Gox acquisition announcement?


Title: Re: Where did Mt Gox go?
Post by: hostmaster on February 25, 2014, 03:25:14 PM
they use akamai if they did not pay akamai the money they may place  such things. just a theory.


Title: Re: Where did Mt Gox go?
Post by: freebit13 on February 25, 2014, 03:30:35 PM
OK, it's just been updated to:

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Dear MtGox Customers,

In the event of recent news reports and the potential repercussions on MtGox's operations and the market, a decision was taken to close all transactions for the time being in order to protect the site and our users. We will be closely monitoring the situation and will react accordingly.

Best regards,
MtGox Team


Title: Re: Where did Mt Gox go?
Post by: bbit on February 25, 2014, 03:30:46 PM
They have a message up now.

http://bitcoinlister.com/updategox.jpg


Title: Re: Where did Mt Gox go?
Post by: hostmaster on February 25, 2014, 03:32:04 PM
OK, it's just been updated to:

Code:
Dear MtGox Customers,

In the event of recent news reports and the potential repercussions on MtGox's operations and the market, a decision was taken to close all transactions for the time being in order to protect the site and our users. We will be closely monitoring the situation and will react accordingly.

Best regards,
MtGox Team
and they are back to GAME is not over!


Title: Re: Where did Mt Gox go?
Post by: Musent on February 25, 2014, 03:33:51 PM
This says nothing to what hasn't already been said.


Title: Re: Where did Mt Gox go?
Post by: freebit13 on February 25, 2014, 03:34:05 PM
OK, it's just been updated to:

Code:
Dear MtGox Customers,

In the event of recent news reports and the potential repercussions on MtGox's operations and the market, a decision was taken to close all transactions for the time being in order to protect the site and our users. We will be closely monitoring the situation and will react accordingly.

Best regards,
MtGox Team
and they are back to GAME is not over!
Did they only just realize that they might be pulling the price down?!?!?! GENIUS!!!


Title: Re: Where did Mt Gox go?
Post by: FoBoT on February 25, 2014, 03:36:22 PM
they are sticking with the "it isn't our fault, this is the ______ things fault


Title: Re: Where did Mt Gox go?
Post by: freebit13 on February 25, 2014, 03:37:14 PM
Now the logo just appeared...putting a live webpage together piece by piece... Real Professional guys!


Title: Re: Where did Mt Gox go?
Post by: minerpart on February 25, 2014, 03:41:52 PM
Does this mean the Financial Services Agency (Japan) has closed them down? They are 2 weeks too late if their intention was to protect their users.



Title: Re: Where did Mt Gox go?
Post by: rramires on February 25, 2014, 03:44:23 PM
I thought they were going to put:

http://www.fascinationst.com/artwork/imagery/l.thatsallfolksne-LG.jpg


Title: Re: Where did Mt Gox go?
Post by: Armis on February 25, 2014, 03:55:53 PM
and they are back to GAME is not over!
Did they only just realize that they might be pulling the price down?!?!?! GENIUS!!!

yes, they are geniuses, they want values to tank so that when they do close their doors they could point to the fiat value of the coin and say: "that's what I owe". 

additionally, they are sending out many statements implying that many coins were stolen from them.


Title: Re: Where did Mt Gox go?
Post by: DannyHamilton on February 25, 2014, 04:02:39 PM
additionally, they are sending out many statements implying that many coins were stolen from them.

I haven't seen this yet.  Can you provide a link?


Title: Re: Where did Mt Gox go?
Post by: Armis on February 25, 2014, 04:15:33 PM
additionally, they are sending out many statements implying that many coins were stolen from them.

I haven't seen this yet.  Can you provide a link?

sorry, I don't have any links I tend not to keep track of stuff that I believe to be unreliable

if you see a thread title:  Gox lost 750,000 btc, or gox hacked for $2 billion worth of btc, or things like that it will bring you to the links


Title: Re: Where did Mt Gox go?
Post by: freebit13 on February 25, 2014, 04:18:35 PM
additionally, they are sending out many statements implying that many coins were stolen from them.

I haven't seen this yet.  Can you provide a link?
http://www.coindesk.com/mt-gox-loses-340-million-bitcoin-rumoured-insolvent/


Title: Re: Where did Mt Gox go?
Post by: DannyHamilton on February 25, 2014, 04:25:51 PM
additionally, they are sending out many statements implying that many coins were stolen from them.

I haven't seen this yet.  Can you provide a link?
http://www.coindesk.com/mt-gox-loses-340-million-bitcoin-rumoured-insolvent/

There are no statements put out by MtGox at that link.  There are only rumors, guesses, and a document released by some guy named Ryan Galt.

Armis claimed that MtGox is sending out statements implying that many coins were stolen from MtGox.  I have not seen any such statements from MtGox.  I suspect that Armis is mistaken and needs to be more careful about the sources of the information that he thinks he is seeing.  Are there any links available to statements released to the public by MtGox claiming that many coins were stolen from MtGox?

(I'm not saying that it didn't happen or that the document released by Mr. Galt isn't real, just that Armis' claim that "they are sending out many statements implying that many coins were stolen from them" is not accurate, and that the possibility exists that the document released by Mr. Galt might be a fake).


Title: Re: Where did Mt Gox go?
Post by: freebit13 on February 26, 2014, 01:28:44 PM
This came out since yesterday so it doesn't prove that there was info out when Armis claimed there was, but I think it shows there was a lot of truth in the rumors:
http://www.coindesk.com/mt-gox-ceo-says-leaked-documents-less-legit/

and with what's being coming out since, it looks like my OP about an acquisition might have been bang on :)