MtGox opens call centre after $500m Bitcoin loss

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http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/world/397964/mtgox-opens-call-centre-after-500m-bitcoin-loss

The call centre will respond to "all inquiries to MtGox", the Tokyo-based firm said on its website. "An overview of the situation should be published here shortly."

A company lawyer said 750,000 Bitcoins belonging to customers had gone missing, along with MtGox's own store of the currency, which she said was around 100,000 units.

That number of Bitcoins would be worth around $477 million, calculated against the price on the Coindesk exchange at 0300 GMT on Monday....

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It's obvious the funds were stolen cos Mark kept them in a brain wallet with the passphrase 'Starbucks' fking idiot....

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It's obvious the funds were stolen cos Mark kept them in a brain wallet with the passphrase 'Starbucks' fking idiot....

He more likely used the name of his cat for the passphrase not his favorite coffee place. Either way it goes to show just how serious Mark took when it came to running his Bitcoin empire.