Why no crash today?

[BitBank]

Based on the details of the recent Homeland Security actions, it appears that EVERY entity that associates  or has associated with MtGox is subject to seizure of their money. 

With that said.. Why hasn't the price of BTC's crashed today?

[justusranvier]

If you are holding a currency that can not be seized, why would you sell it for a currency that can be seized after the government starts seizing currency?

[deadweasel]

If you are holding a currency that can not be seized, why would you sell it for a currency that can be seized after the government starts seizing currency?

justusranvier, it's crazy, isn't it?  When the shit hits the fan I just lock up any free coins in cold storage and wait it out.

Emotional humans are emotional.

[cypherdoc]

If you are holding a currency that can not be seized, why would you sell it for a currency that can be seized after the government starts seizing currency?

If you are holding a currency that can not be debased, why would you sell it for a currency that can be debased after the government starts debasing currency?

[cypherdoc]

b/c when gubmints start seizing money, the best thing to do is convert to Bitcoin and hit "send".

[QuestionAuthority]

As long as people continue to use Bitcoin it will always have value. Regulators are only concerned with fiat.

It is too bad that the few eBay type businesses that sprung up early on didn't fair better. If people trade things for btc so they can buy other things with btc govts couldn't get involved. Speculators would be pissed and no one could dream about getting rich quick.

[coastermonger]

it appears that EVERY entity that associates  or has associated with MtGox is subject to seizure of their money

I'm not sure this is true.  Just Mutum Sigillum, which was MtGox's Dwolla-side business.

Besides, this is one of those paradoxical cases where if you have USD in MtGox and you want it out quick, you have to buy up the BTC first. 

[imanikin]

I think it's because there are more and more other places to exchange B, such as WebMoney just announced.

Also, since people can't get fiat in and out of gox as easily, I think they will get it out to other places via Bitcoin. If that's true, the rate should go up?  

[RodeoX]

I think it is because the fundamentals of bitcoin are looking as good as ever.

[Hawker]

If you are holding a currency that can not be seized, why would you sell it for a currency that can be seized after the government starts seizing currency?

That is a fantastic reply

[Global BTC]

It is too bad that the few eBay type businesses that sprung up early on didn't fair better. If people trade things for btc so they can buy other things with btc govts couldn't get involved. Speculators would be pissed and no one could dream about getting rich quick.

Bitmit is working very well. Coingig and the others have a hard time finding people to buy and sell. The infrastructure is there, what is needed is some marketing.

[glendall]

This bodes great for BTC in general.

One could imagine that without all the bad stuff that happened this week, instead of having it's price stablized, BTC / USD would have instead climbed.

[Risse]

If you are holding a currency that can not be seized, why would you sell it for a currency that can be seized after the government starts seizing currency?

Couldn't have said it better myself.

[QuestionAuthority]

It is too bad that the few eBay type businesses that sprung up early on didn't fair better. If people trade things for btc so they can buy other things with btc govts couldn't get involved. Speculators would be pissed and no one could dream about getting rich quick.

Bitmit is working very well. Coingig and the others have a hard time finding people to buy and sell. The infrastructure is there, what is needed is some marketing.

That's very true. A good marketing campaign would really help.

[fitty]

Based on the details of the recent Homeland Security actions, it appears that EVERY entity that associates  or has associated with MtGox is subject to seizure of their money. 

With that said.. Why hasn't the price of BTC's crashed today?

It was just their Dwolla account. And it turns out it was their own fault. MtGox being incompetent isn't news.

[ElectricMucus]

If you are holding a currency that is pegged to another currency why would you exchange it to one to which it is pegged to?

Oh wait...

[dandirk]

It is too bad that the few eBay type businesses that sprung up early on didn't fair better. If people trade things for btc so they can buy other things with btc govts couldn't get involved. Speculators would be pissed and no one could dream about getting rich quick.

Bitmit is working very well. Coingig and the others have a hard time finding people to buy and sell. The infrastructure is there, what is needed is some marketing.

Also need a good reason to shop there (at least for me).  I don't see ANY benefit using BTC to buy stuff unless the stuff is illegal.  Again I state at least for me.

As a customer I don't see a problem with paypal/ebay even though I know as a seller they have high fees and paypal can mess with your account at anytime (also sides with scammer buyers too).

If btc markets/sites would be considerably cheaper (will be honest haven't checked the market), I would think about it.

BTC is too volatile to hold for purchases, so I treat it like an investment (aka have less BTC on hand).  Its more difficult to get more BTC then paypal $, so why would I use BTC for purchases when I could use any number of other methods that are easier to replace funds then BTC?

[Peter Lambert]

It is too bad that the few eBay type businesses that sprung up early on didn't fair better. If people trade things for btc so they can buy other things with btc govts couldn't get involved. Speculators would be pissed and no one could dream about getting rich quick.

Bitmit is working very well. Coingig and the others have a hard time finding people to buy and sell. The infrastructure is there, what is needed is some marketing.

Also need a good reason to shop there (at least for me).  I don't see ANY benefit using BTC to buy stuff unless the stuff is illegal.  Again I state at least for me.

As a customer I don't see a problem with paypal/ebay even though I know as a seller they have high fees and paypal can mess with your account at anytime (also sides with scammer buyers too).

If btc markets/sites would be considerably cheaper (will be honest haven't checked the market), I would think about it.

BTC is too volatile to hold for purchases, so I treat it like an investment (aka have less BTC on hand).  Its more difficult to get more BTC then paypal $, so why would I use BTC for purchases when I could use any number of other methods that are easier to replace funds then BTC?

Theoretically, since the seller is protected by bitcoins having no chargebacks, they would be willing to sell for less on a btc site than on a paypal using site. I don't think the market is quite big enough for that to be noticeable yet.

[NamelessOne]

This Dwolla seizure happened only because MtGox CEO screwed up and stupidly filled out his banking forms incorrectly. Lying or otherwise that is the reason. This isn't a war on bitcoin. Homeland security could have just torn down mtgox.com, coinlab, all of them, and be done with it. It isn't crashing because many people have read the news stories properly and aren't panicing weak hands.

[ElectricMucus]