What about a bank wire to Mt. Gox. and then buying the Bitcoins through them? Would that be a stupid way to buy the BTCs?

When I want to transfer them to, say, another cold wallet, how would I proceed to do that in the safest possible way consistent with the safety steps I have already taken?

I would also like to know what the safest way to import wallet.dat files which also have never been in contact with the Internet.

So for the full year of using bitcoin, I have only had ONE, Not oversized transaction, and with the rise in price, the fees are really starting to add up
Why are All of my transactions, Be it 1btc or 1satoshi, Are all "over the size limit"?

A better catch-all English translation:
"Due to the use of recently received funds, the size of this transaction in KB, or the transaction amount, a fee of 0.0xxx is required to ensure your Bitcoin transfer is reliably processed. Proceed?"

the fees are really starting to add up

LevelDB read failure: IO error: C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\chainstate\041412.sst: Could not create random access file.

I get free shizzz so can anyone name me off some cards and/or builds that are low in watts but high in hash's?

then rinse and repeat until all shares are sold or the remaining order is cancelled. Is this how it works?

How long is the wait ? I can see the transaction already has 8 confirmation on bc.i while still not showing up in my MtGox account.

Well, this happened to 3 people.  It would be a hell of a coincidence.

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somethings going on i been waiting 24 hours for a transfer and they dont reply to emails

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I am having some problems with my MTGOX account. I already credited it my mtgox account with 8-9 btc's.
And the transactions have like 10-11 confirmations. BUT still havent gone anything credited to my mtgox account.

Is someone in the same situation as i am??

I am having some problems with my MTGOX account. I already credited it my mtgox account with 8-9 btc's.
And the transactions have like 10-11 confirmations. BUT still havent gone anything credited to my mtgox account.

I am having some problems with my MTGOX account. I already credited it my mtgox account with 8-9 btc's.
And the transactions have like 10-11 confirmations. BUT still havent gone anything credited to my mtgox account.
2 hour have passed.. please anyone help?
It should have been there since 6 confirms not 12..
Btw dont ask if i sent to wrong btc address because i have checked it like 300 times if i did something wrong.

Is someone in the same situation as i am??

Does this mean there will be no new money on Gox tomorrow or are they operating out of more countries these days ?

I now have 1 BTC in my wallet

Money transmitters and exchangers have to be transmitting and exchanging for someone, and presumably that someone does not himself qualify as a money transmitter or exchanger.

The term “money transmission services” means the acceptance of currency, funds, or other value that substitutes for currency from one person and the transmission of currency, funds, or other value that substitutes for currency to another location or person by any means.

31 CFR 1010.100

(ii) The term “money transmitter” shall not include a person that only:

(F) Accepts and transmits funds only integral to the sale of goods or the provision of services, other than money transmission services, by the person who is accepting and transmitting the funds.

How can I use bit-instant to put money into BTC-E ?

I see the option on btc-e site, but it directs me to bitinstant which says nothing about btc-e anywhere

To date, FinCEN’s analysts have explored and produced reference products for law enforcement on many traditional and emerging payment systems. These include: cross border funds transfers and correspondent accounts, money transmitters, online payment systems, prepaid cards, and mobile payments. FinCEN’s analysts then follow up this work by providing in-person analysis and training to thousands of investigators each year.

In addition to developing products to help law enforcement follow the financial trails of emerging payments methods, FinCEN also develops guidance for the financial industry to clarify their regulatory responsibilities as they relate to emerging areas.

In fact, just yesterday, FinCEN issued interpretive guidance to clarify the applicability of BSA regulations to virtual currencies. The guidance responds to questions raised by financial institutions, law enforcement, and regulators concerning the regulatory treatment of persons who use virtual currencies or make a business of exchanging, accepting, and transmitting them.

FinCEN’s rules define certain businesses or individuals as money services businesses (MSBs) depending on the nature of their financial activities. MSBs have registration requirements and a range of anti-money laundering, recordkeeping, and reporting responsibilities under FinCEN’s regulations. The guidance considers the use of virtual currencies from the perspective of several categories within FinCEN’s definition of MSBs.

The guidance explains how FinCEN’s “money transmitter” definition applies to certain exchangers and system administrators of virtual currencies depending on the facts and circumstances of that activity. Those who use virtual currencies exclusively for common personal transactions like receiving payments for services or buying goods online are not affected by this guidance. Those who are intermediaries in the transfer of virtual currencies from one person to another person, or to another location, are money transmitters that must register with FinCEN as MSBs unless an exception applies. Some virtual currency exchangers are already registered with FinCEN as MSBs, though not necessarily as money transmitters. The guidance clarifies definitions and expectations to ensure that businesses engaged in similar activities are aware of their regulatory responsibilities.

Different names for the same thing: fiat money.

What spurred this huge jump in volume today?