It's been 3 weeks and a few unanswered emails since I filed for my btc withdrawal, and no response, no btc yet. I'm really getting pissed now.

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Excellent question. I think things are going to start off slowly, and via in-person exchange. I would expect btc to be more expensive than on a free(r) market, like almost everything else though.

The East is the New Wild West!

This entropy thing, is it something electrical? If my coffee maker stops running, that will suck.

I wonder if they can force cavirtex.com to open their books and track everyone that way. Everyone that used cavirtex.com that is.

If you mean Switzerland of its former banking reputation, then the whole concept does not apply to bitcoin. All you need is net access, power and a place you gear won't get rained on.

I've only seen the first one, unfortunately most of the philosophical message didn't make it into the movie. It's decent entertainment if you've read the book though.

Every time I've had a problem with an exchange it was caused by the fiat side. Have a look at the bitcoin.de model: centralised BTC (basically an automated escrow service), fiat changes hands via free p2p SEPA transfers. We need more of these kinds of exchanges.

The problem with energy is that it's plentiful, and we get better and better at creating it. A currency should be scarce afaik. Interesting thoughts anyway.

I would, but I don't think he'd let me.

AR's books are an excellent spring board toward perceiving reality.

We've still moved forward, albeit in effect if not essence. Slavery is now much more subtle, and we have BITCOIN!!!!! Yaaaaayyyy!!

The guy is clearly a scammer, and he's dragging this out as long as possible. This tactic is as old as scamming itself.

People with euros in his account have a chance at a recovery because he does not control that account any more.

People with btc in his wallet (myself included) can kiss that money goodbye, because nothing stops him from giving it back, yet he chooses not to.

The guy is a fucking scammer, he got 20,000 btc, he's rich. He just has to return the euros and he's a made man. Nobody can force him to return the btc.

no worky yet.... ETA anyone?

If all the btc are safe, why isn't he reopening the website to let everyone withdraw at least their btc?

Service appears to have been shut down by their polish bank. No word how/when refunds will proceed.

Turns out at least OANDA is using the unofficial BTC currency designation.....

A million dollars isn't what it used to be.

Greed is good.