Hello,

I woudl like a reply from Bitstamp re: Support Ticket #20849.

I deposited USD 350 via AstroPay on November 11, 2013, but my account hasn't been credited.

The transaction occurred via the AstroPay partner in Chile. AstroPay debited my bank account (Banco de Chile) in 2013-11-11, but no funds have been credited to my Bitstamp account yet.

My Bitstamp account # is [deleted]

Thanks in advance.

More exchanges getting ready to launch:

BTCGlobal: https://btcglobal.net/products/btc.uy-exchange
Kraken: https://www.kraken.com

Are you mining using a laptop?

Vikerus, do you realize that "the market" is actually people? That means "the market" is comprised not only of rational people like you and me --which would actually shrug it off if Mt.Gox goes away-- but also speculators, scammers, fools, people without a clue, people waiting to manipulate the price, etc. A substantial part of the Bitcoin market is irrational.

I think The Economist said it best: http://www.economist.com/blogs/freeexchange/2013/04/exchange-rates. As of now the Bitcoin economy is functioning like a micronation where all goods are imported and all jobs are offshored. Bitcoin merchants pay their suppliers in fiat (i.e., they "import") and pay their employees in fiat (i.e., their labor costs are "offshored"). No internal supply chain has developed.

In order to get the supply chain developed, I think the best approach is to promote BTC with B2C merchants and work backward and forward from there. As more merchants accept BTC, the incentive for their suppliers to offer their goods and services denominated in BTC will grow, as there are clear advantages for them to do so. So the economy grows from the B2C point back to suppliers. Also, more B2C points for consumers to directly spend BTC means less resistance from employees to accept paychecks denominated in BTC, so the economy grows from the B2C point forward to consumers.

1. I would there buying cheap coins
2. Hold them until another exchange takes over
3.
4. Profit!!!