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1  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: Since Mt.Gox failed anyone going to TradeHill with me? on: June 20, 2011, 04:07:25 AM
While I have to give them credit for responding to the Mt. Gox leak this quickly, there is no way for people that do not work for Tradehill to review the code.

Unless there is some form of insurance against lost funds, I believe it is a bad idea to use a closed-source exchange platform, as there is no way to check if it is REALLY safe, and no guaranteed refund if it turns out to not be safe.

Which exchange would you recommend people use?
2  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: If your Mt. Gox account has been compromised, PLEASE READ. on: June 20, 2011, 04:02:56 AM
Mt Gox and other Bitcoin markets ought to enable and encourage the use of some form of multi-factor authentication.  I use a Yubikey in conjunction with my Lastpass account (Lastpass generates very strong, unique passwords for every site so I'm not concerned about my Mt Gox password providing access to anything else), and it's a fantastic and open source authentication system.  Since Bitcoin is growing exponentially in usage and legitimacy, trading services should be growing with it and hardening their systems both on the code side, and on the user interaction side.  Many banks offer or require multi-factor authentication, why shouldn't Bitcoin services?
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