I can't find them in there, but does that conclusively mean the aren't registered?

"...spent 25 mil in the first year to become financially compliant in th us"

http://www.theverge.com/2013/4/1/4154500/mt-gox-barons-of-bitcoin

Is this the average intelligence of bitcoin forum lurkers?

Or:
How much of the bid wall is now fake?




I speculate about $ 10 million or higher


not less that's for sure, seeing as the Coinlab <-> MtGox deal has figures going at about $ 50 million

They should adjust their fees now that they have grown larger, volume has increase, and the price has gone up so much.

What's your status on an API for trading and market data?
I assume it will be available eventually, but you should release it as soon as possible to give developmers of trading utilities and bots a headstart, so they can use the beta site to test their own tools/products and have them ready when you go into production.

API:

Public methods can use either GET or POST

Private methods must use POST and be set up as follows:

HTTP header:
API-Key = API key
API-Sign = Message signature using HMAC-SHA512 of the URI path and POST data and base64 decoded secret API key

POST data:
nonce = always increasing unsigned 64 bit integer

Note: There is no way to reset the nonce to a lower value so be sure to use a nonce generation method that won't generate
numbers less than the previous nonce. A persistent counter or the current time in hundredths of a second precision or higher is suggested.

Public market data
Get server time
URL: https://api.beta.kraken.com/0/public/Time

Result: Server's time

unixtime = as unix timestamp
rfc1123 = as RFC 1123 time format

Note: This is to aid in approximating the skew time between the server and client.

Get tradeable asset pairs
URL: https://api.beta.kraken.com/0/public/AssetPairs

Result: array of pair names and their info

<pair-name> = pair name (ISO-4217-A3-X names)
altname = alternate pair name (ISO-4217-A3 names)
aclass-base = asset class of base component
base = asset id of base component
aclass-quote = asset class of quote component
quote = asset id of quote component
lot = lot size
leverage = array of leverage amounts available

Get ticker information
URL: https://api.beta.kraken.com/0/public/Ticker

Input:
pair = comma delimited list of asset pairs to get info on

Result: array of pair names and their ticker info

<pair-name> = pair name (ISO-4217-A3-X names)
ask = ask array(<price>, <lot volume>),
bid = bid array(<price>, <lot volume>),
last = last array(<price>, <lot volume>),
volume = volume array(<today>, <last 24 hours>),
vwap = volume weighted average price array(<today>, <last 24 hours>),
trades = number of trades array(<today>, <last 24 hours>),
low = low array(<today>, <last 24 hours>),
high = high array(<today>, <last 24 hours>),
open = today's opening price

Get order book
URL: https://api.beta.kraken.com/0/public/Depth

Input:
pair = asset pair to get market depth for

Result: array of pair name and market depth

<pair-name> = pair name (ISO-4217-A3-X names)
asks = ask side array of array entries(<price>, <volume>, <timestamp>)
bids = bid side array of array entries(<price>, <volume>, <timestamp>)

Get recent trades
URL: https://api.beta.kraken.com/0/public/Trades

Input:
pair = asset pair to get trade data for
since = return trade data since given id (exclusive)

Result: array of pair name and recent trade data

<pair-name> = pair name (ISO-4217-A3-X names)
array of array entries(<price>, <volume>, <time>, <buy/sell>, <market/limit>, <miscellaneous>)
last = id to be used as since when polling for new trade data

Get recent spread data
URL: https://api.beta.kraken.com/0/public/Spread

Input:
pair = asset pair to get spread data for
since = return spread data since given id (inclusive)

Result: array of pair name and recent spread data

<pair-name> = pair name (ISO-4217-A3-X names)
array of array entries(<time>, <ask>, <bid>)
last = id to be used as since when polling for new spread data

Note: "since" is inclusive so any returned data with the same time as the previous set should overwrite all of the previous set's entries at that time

is there an ETA when it comes out of beta - on reddit last week they said it would go live "sometime next week" i believe.

but what do people use this word for? a 'bit' of time?

Omg you guys had so much money in that exchange what where you thinking? It would be worth picking up an old computer or getting a computer someone is throwing away and setting up a clean linux machine. This would be for storing your bitcoins and is safe from every day user use.

I takes some time to setup but its well worth it.

This is strange.

I sent $1000 to MtGox using Dwolla on Tuesday, April 30, and it arrived there Friday, May 3.

Doesn't look like a bank holiday to me.

Dear Mr XXXXXXX

I refer to your correspondence dated 10 April 2013 regarding Crypto X Change.

NSW Fair Trading's attempts to contact the trader have been unsuccessful as the trader could not be located at the address provided nor traced from further investigations of other locations.  Therefore, mediation of your complaint has not been possible.

In the circumstance, you may wish to contact the Australia Security and Investment Commission (ASIC) in regards to the conduct of Kenseycol Pty Ltd . ASIC is responsible for the conduct and registration of companies in Australia and their web address is www.asic.gov.au.

Alternatively, you may wish to obtain your own independent legal advice regarding your rights and options in this matter.

NSW Fair Trading will retain the information you provided on the complaints management database which is used to monitor marketplace trends and practices, and assist with the development of consumer protection strategies.

Thank you for bringing this matter to our attention.

Yours sincerely


Grant Blizzard
NSW Fair Trading

Warren Buffet, to my knowledge, has a strategy to stay out of things he doesn't understand. He doesn't understand IT and he also stayed out of the DotCom bubble.

This doesn't mean he is saying "Bitcoin is bad", its more like he is saying "not my area of expertise".

All prudent enough really.

I've been trading with CampBX for a bit now. Money in and out is much easier in the U.S. They seem fairly responsible, though do get slowed by volume.

I think it is definitely correct that we should all make a conscious effort to try and use exchanges other than Mt. Gox to try and stabilize the Bitcoin environment. There are 3 with some volume now, CampBX, BTC-e, and Bitstamp. Let's all try and use them.

It might be a very good idea to let the liquidator know that MtGox is being sued for 75 million dollars.

http://www.scribd.com/doc/139160091/Coinlab-v-Mt-Gox

This interface is great.  Best in the business.  Which bank(s) are you using?  Dwolla support?  Also I'm just going to paste the questions that Stephen Gornick usually asks new exchanges:

We def need peter venessess to resign.

It sucks to see guys who deserve credit get none.

CampBX.com is one of the only exchanges to never be hacked, as far as I know. They made security part of their image from day 1. They seem to be the epitome of responsibility and honesty. They have been around now for what well over a year? Without a single incident.

As for regulation the FinCEN guidance is taking the entire Bitcoin community a while to digest, at least those based out of the US.

BFX used to account for 10-15% of all MtGox trades (seriously). BFX just got Bitstamp (BSTP) routing in addition to MtGox. MtGox instantly lost a large percentage of their volume. These are the fees charged at BFX at the moment:

BFX trades: 0.1%
BSTP trades: 0.25%
MtGox trades: 0.5%

I can choose where to route my orders where I enter them, and selling or buying at BSTP makes more sense in many cases. If there's a bid at $138 at both BSTP and MtGox then I'm obviously going to sell the BSTP bid since that costs me half of what it costs me to sell at MtGox. This applies even more so if there's a BFX order I can meet.

In short: MtGox may have to lower their fees eventually or they will loose volume.

I've had great experience with them. It's obviously a small shop and they can't be everywhere at once so response times can be slow. But once the are aware of an issue the address them promptly. I've had deposits hit in a few hours ( this is clearly a Manual process on their end) And when I hit a certain threshold I was required to verify my accound which took less than 24 hours ( do it now before they start experiencing a gox like lag!).  The interface and API is a bit slow for my tastes but it works. Hopefully they will see more volume in the future.