For those of you who haven't been following the MtGox news (shut down last night), I figured I'd share what I just posted on another forum:
You all might be interested in this document which surfaced last night. It appears to be an internal duscussion at MtGox titled "Crisis Strategy Draft", though I don't believe the authenticity has been verified yet.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/209050732/MtGox-Situation-Crisis-Strategy-DraftIts worth noting that within the past 2 days GOX.com was purchased for $10,000 by the owners of MtGox, according to whois.
What does this mean for you? If the document is to be believed, it means that the exchange will reopen with new branding in a month. That means gox coins should eventually be valuable again if you can hold out. And if you believe this, then you should get your ass over to
www.bitcoinbuilder.com right now because you can exchange real btc for mtgox btc at the rate of 0.15 to 1. I bought 4 gox coins at a rate of .08 last night.
It is also worth noting that MtGox has the right to nullify any of these bitcoinbuilder coins if they choose. I have no idea if they actually would or why they would, but there is risk there. I'm hoping to convert my gox coins back to real coins at a nice profit long before they reopen.
If anybody has more information than this, it would be appreciated.