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February 25, 2014, 10:17:49 PM
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Former US Treasury Secretary Calls Bitcoin an “Innovative” Solution
Pete Rizzo (@pete_rizzo_) | Published on February 25, 2014 at 21:42 GMT | Analysis, News

Former US Secretary of the Treasury under President Bill Clinton and past President Emeritus of Harvard University Lawrence Summers has indicated that he believes bitcoin to be a “very, very important development”.

As treasury secretary, Summers is said to have played an integral role in the US handling of several world financial crises, and his prior positions include serving as chief economist at World Bank from 1991 to 1993.

The remarks came after Summers’ speech at the National Association for Business Economics policy conference on 24 February, in which he addressed a wide range of financing topics from the US Federal Reserve’s quantitative easing strategy to virtual currencies such as bitcoin.

Reports indicate that there, Summers stated that he sees bitcoin as part of a broader transition in which information technology is affecting more aspects of American life.

Speaking of the pain points inherent in the current financial system, Summers said:

“It seems bizarre that at this late date, one has to pay as much as one does to use a debit card or to get cash from an ATM or to transfer money to one’s child living abroad.”

The former secretary went on to call bitcoin “an innovative approach” to reducing financial friction, and suggested that it would be only part of a larger concerted effort by the industry to attack these longstanding consumers difficulties.

‘An enormous deal’

Summers also notably compared bitcoin to other innovations that have emerged from California’s famed Silicon Valley, ones that were first written off only to turn out to be “an enormous deal”. Further, he reminded economists that they don’t necessarily have a track record for correctly predicting the outcome of technological advancements.

Said Summers:

“Very serious economists thought that the Internet was going to be no more important than the fax machine, so I’m not willing to dismiss Bitcoin.”

Rare optimism

The news is a rare bright spot in the day’s developments, as following the abrupt shutdown of services at Mt. Gox media outlets and pundits around the globe have begun to criticize bitcoin for its alleged shortcomings as a payments technology.

Supposed financial experts seem to be coming out of the woodwork to capitalize on the news.

For example, Dennis Gartman of the Gartman Letter took to CNBC to decry bitcoin as “nothing more than a scam of the first order”, though an increasing amount of industry experts are leaping to the digital currency’s defense.

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February 25, 2014, 10:19:20 PM
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VC Firm Makes Bid for FBI’s Seized Silk Road Bitcoins
Nermin Hajdarbegovic | Published on February 25, 2014 at 20:22 GMT | Crime, Investors, Law, News, Silk Road News, US & Canada

Investment firm Falcon Global Capital has contacted the US government expressing an interest in buying all of the bitcoins it seized from Silk Road – the online black market that was shut down by the FBI in October of last year.

The US has previously said that the coins will be liquidated, but did not say when or how the process would occur, or to whom they would be sold. The FBI holds 27,000 BTC from the seizure, which are worth around $14m at today’s exchange rates.

Whether the Falcon team is prepared to go the distance on the potentially huge transaction remains to be seen.

Huge stockpile

Falcon Global Capital’s co-founder Brett Stapper told Business Insider that he has not received an official reply from the FBI, so it is still unclear whether the government is willing to make a deal.

Stapper said:

“We have secured backing from a group of private investors to purchase all 27,000 bitcoins for 15% below the daily value.”

It should be noted that the FBI has a lot of bitcoins to sell. In addition to drug-tainted Silk Road coins, the FBI has a much bigger stash: an estimate from Casey Research puts the figure between 5% and 10% of all bitcoins in circulation.

Filling the gap

While it might not be the best time to make such a deal, with troubles at Mt. Gox slashing confidence in bitcoin, Stapper points out that Falcon Global Capital is “not your average investment fund”. He added:

“We are young, hungry, and, eager to fill the gap between Wall Street and bitcoin.”

Falcon Global Capital describes itself as an SEC Regulation D Private Investment Fund that invests “solely in bitcoin markets”. Its mission is simple – the fund wants to allow accredited investors to acquire large amounts of bitcoins, anywhere from $25,000 up to $10m, and to store them safely.

The fund points out that purchasing and storing large amounts of bitcoins is notoriously challenging, so it aims to provide a simple service that can be used by the average investor.

Silk Road gambit

Stapper’s letter to the FBI made it clear that Falcon Global Capital is prepared to offer 15% below market value for the Silk Road forfeiture.

He also offered another option: if the US Government is not interested in selling the bitcoins to the company directly, Stapper is willing to act as consultant to the government, free of charge, to find the best and most profitable way of liquidating the seized bitcoins.

Either way, it would be an ironic end to the Silk Road saga – the government selling the dirty assets below cost to legitimate corporate investors.

If the US Government gives the green light on the deal, Stapper says Falcon Global Capital plans to store the bitcoins in “an insured bitcoin vault”, courtesy of UK-based Elliptic.

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February 25, 2014, 10:49:34 PM
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Mt. Gox Only Has Infuriating Announcement Left On Their Website; They Haven’t Yet Announced Their Sale
Caleb Chen  25/02/2014  Posted 6 hours ago

In light of all that was revealed about Mt. Gox last night, people have been eagerly awaiting any form of official communication from the mountain.  Most people have spent too much time looking at this leaked document claiming that Mt. Gox has lost 99% of their funds, several hundred million dollars gone over the course of God knows how long due to a Transaction Malleability leak… The same claim used in the Silk Road 2.0 heist.

Mt. Gox halted trading last night then proceeded to take down their website which up until a little while ago was completely empty.  Throughout all this, the only official word is that which you see below.


mt gox really?

This announcement is so typical Mt. Gox
 

Haven’t Yet Announced Their Sale

That’s right, if you take the leaked document at face value, then it becomes painfully obvious that Mt. Gox is in the middle of a restructuring and takeover.

The long list of complaints that people have against the leaked document include grammar errors, silly icons, and unbelievable data.  The list was very formidable when Two Bit Idiot first leaked the document last night, in fact his original posts received so many downvotes on /r/Bitcoin that I’m beginning to doubt that people even remember where the document came from.  Just as he did with the Fortress Fiasco, Two Bit Idiot again attempted to warn the Bitcoin community and was roundly denounced.  Hopefully, the next time he leaks something for us we will be more receptive.

The document allegedly came from inside Mt. Gox and obviously doesn’t read like an internal memo.  Inside Mt. Gox is where Charlie Shrem has confirmed that he saw outside advisers.  He originally promised Bitcoiners on Reddit a ray of hope by announcing that there was good news “on the horizon.”  He has since publicly apologized for getting peoples’ hopes up and revealed that he thinks what is going on at Mt. Gox is a “bail out.:”

From my personal analysis of the leaked document, and trusting Two Bit Idiot’s source, it is obvious that the document was generated by a non-native English speaker.  Which leads me to believe that Mt. Gox is currently being taken over by an established Asian firm, likely from China or Japan.  The type of firm that knows reputation is as fickle as the mob is.  It is interesting to note that there are several now-giant companies that were in dire straits that were able to completely turn around thanks to being bought out.  Notable from this list are Google, Bain Capital, McDonalds, etc.

My theory is corroborated by Mark Karpeles telling Reuters:

“We should have an official announcement ready soon-ish. We are currently at a turning point for the business. I can’t tell much more for now as this also involves other parties.”

The article broke before Mt. Gox put their half-assed (correct use of the word?) announcement on their vacant website.  I assume that this is just a short announcement to belay the fears of those whom have seen the leaked document.  I truly hope that there is another more official announcement coming “soon-ish.”  Mark owes us that at the very least.

Stay tuned to CCN for more updates on this continuing fiasco.

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Bitcoin Price Resilient as Antonopoulos, Andreessen Weigh in on Mt. Gox Debacle
Daniel Cawrey (@danielcawrey) | Published on February 25, 2014 at 22:16 GMT | Blockchain, Coinbase, Exchanges, Mt. Gox, News, Wallets

Andreas Antonopoulos, a leading bitcoin developer and current chief security officer at hosted wallet Blockchain.info has released a statement regarding the ongoing issues at once-leading bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox.

The announcement comes less than a day after Mt. Gox halted transactions, and amid growing reports that the once high-profile company may soon close for good.

Wrote Antonopoulos in his official response:

“I fear the worst. Everything I see makes me believe that Gox will never recover and that the funds are most likely lost.

I am devastated by the impact this will have on customers of Gox and I am angry at the irresponsible behavior of Mt. Gox and especially [CEO] Mark Karpeles that will damage the lives of many people.”

The remarks echo the increasing frustration of bitcoin supporters, who have been highly critical of Karpeles and his handling of problems at the exchange for much of the last month, and are notable as Antonopoulos, despite his critical stance to the company, had moved to ease concerns in recent weeks.

Gox’s incompetence

Antonopoulos offered a blow-by-blow account of the issues that have affect Mt. Gox in the past two weeks on his personal blog. He points out the transaction malleability issue Mt. Gox was supposedly experiencing has been a known issue since 2011:

“I publicly excoriated Gox’s incompetent and clownish management and disputed their claim that their problems were due to a ‘bug in bitcoin’.”

During this time, many exchanges were attacked via DDoS, according to Antonopoulos. The goal, he says, was to uncover other bitcoin exchanges that might be vulnerable:

“In response, some exchanges temporarily suspended withdrawals to investigate their implementations and confirm they were robust.”

Gox did develop a fix for the problem on its platform, and Antonopoulos later expressed optimism that the Japan-based exchange might be able to resume normal operations:

“As we started seeing Gox transactions posted on the public blockchain ledger, as reported on reddit and other sites, it appeared to me as if Gox might recover from their latest mess.”

The outage

The statement from Antonopoulos makes clear that he did not know in advance Mt. Gox was headed for massive failure:

“Yesterday afternoon at approximately 3pm PST, Monday February 24th, I heard unconfirmed reports that Gox was in crisis mode and their funds were mostly, if not entirely, gone. This was the first hint I had of any solvency issues.”

It appears that the writing was on the wall for Mt. Gox for some time. But Antonopoulos stated he did not believe that there was any intent of fraud by Mt. Gox CEO, Mark Karpeles.

“I stated that while I had serious misgivings about the competence of Mt.Gox executives and especially Karpeles, I had not seen any indication of bad faith or fraud in the past two years.”

Coinbase Security

As the head of Blockchain.info’s security, Antonopoulos volunteered to examine the measures put in place at Coinbase, and recounted his experience visiting the San Francisco-based hosted wallet the same night of Mt. Gox’s shutdown.

“While Coinbase publicly states that up to 97% of customer funds are in cold storage, at the time of my visit, their internal reporting tool showed that the cold storage system contained 98.8% of customer funds.”

Working into the night, Antonopoulos found that Coinbase had solid processes in place to secure bitcoin for its customers.

“Based on what I observed during my visit and my experience in security, it appears that the Coinbase system contains the expected funds and their cold storage system and process appear to be operating according to security best practices.”

Comparison to MF Global, not the end

While companies like Coinbase have procedures in place to protect bitcoin wallets, the ultimate fate of Mt. Gox is still murky.

Marc Andreessen’s venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz has invested heavily in bitcoin startups. On CNBC this morning he liked the current situation to that of another financial fraud:


 
Despite a serious systematic failure of a major bitcoin exchange, the price of BTC has been surprisingly resilient.

Source: Bitcoin Charts
Source: Bitcoin Charts
When asked for comment, the Bitcoin Foundation offered the following statement:

“This is certainly not the end of Bitcoin. Perhaps the end of one chapter, but certainly not the end. As our industry matures, we are seeing a second wave of capable, responsible entrepreneurs and investors who are building reliable services for this ecosystem.”

CoinDesk is monitoring this developing story, and will post updates as they become known.

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Mt. Gox CEO Says Leaked Documents More or Less Legit
Daniel Cawrey (@danielcawrey) | Published on February 26, 2014 at 01:51 GMT | Exchanges, News, Regulation

Mark Karpeles, CEO of troubled Japan-based bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox, has responded informally to reports of major problems at his business and rumors that his company will be rebranding its services.

In an online chat conversation published by Fox Business, Karpeles told consultant Jon Fisher that he is not giving up on Mt. Gox.

When asked by Fisher if documents purporting the exchange’s insolvency are true, Karpeles replied:

“As the name suggests it’s a draft, and it’s a bunch of proposals to deal with the issue at hand, not things that are actually planned and/or done.”

Karpeles also revealed his company was not the author of the document, titled ‘Crisis Strategy Draft’, saying:

“This document was not produced by MtGox”

The news comes as the ripple effects of Mt. Gox’s abrupt closure continue to be felt in the industry in the actions of business partners and the movements of the overall market.

Volume

Regulatory pressure has been a big problem for Mt. Gox according to Karpeles:

“The pressure we got from banks and governments make things very hard”

Prior to the suspension of trading that then led to the site going offline, Mt. Gox was one of the biggest US dollar bitcoin exchanges.

According to Bitcoin Charts market data, Mt. Gox’s previous 30-day volume was 1,030,921 BTC, valued at $377,383,264.92 USD.

By volume, Mt. Gox was still the biggest exchange for the BTC/USD trading pair.



Reaction

Major news outlets are reporting that Mt. Gox’s problems “spell doom” for bitcoin, or that there is at least “bitcoin turmoil”.

Jon Matonis, the president of the Bitcoin Foundation, tweeted that a systematic failure of this major bitcoin exchange is quite different from centralized financial systems:



Some are taking heed to investor Marc Andreessen’s assessment that there is a MF Global comparison to be made regarding Mt Gox.


Karpeles maintains he is not in hiding, posting this image of his workspace, and as reported by Fox Business he is:

“At home, with my cat being a pain sleeping on the keyboard.”

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The desktop of Mt. Gox CEO, Mark Karpeles
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Mt. Gox Faces US Subpoena and Investigation in Japan
Nermin Hajdarbegovic | Published on February 26, 2014 at 11:25 GMT | Exchanges, Mt. Gox, News

The Mt. Gox maelstrom is starting to attract attention from law enforcement in Japan and the US.

According to the Wall Street Journal, Mt. Gox has been subpoenaed by the US Attorney’s office in New York. Additionally, a few thousand miles west, Japanese officials have confirmed that local authorities are looking into the matter, too.

The Wall Street Journal cites an unnamed source, which revealed the federal subpoena was sent this month. Details are rather thin on the ground and at this point in time it remains unclear when the subpoena was sent, or what it is all about.

In any case, federal prosecutors don’t tend to waste their time in vain and the fact that the attorney’s office is declining to comment the matter is consistent with an ongoing investigation.

Japan authorities “gathering information”

As for Japan, it might be even more serious, as Japanese authorities are already looking into the closure of Mt. Gox.

“At this stage the relevant financial authorities, the police, the Finance Ministry and others are gathering information on the case,” Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told a news conference, Reuters reports.

Suga stopped short of saying what sort of investigation has been launched. It should be pointed out that Japan’s Financial Services Agency and the Ministry of Finance insist that they simply do not have jurisdiction over Mt. Gox. The Bank of Japan has not commented publicly, either.

However, Suga also mentioned the police, so it is plausible that he is talking about a criminal investigation – although this is not something we can confirm at this time.

Mt. Gox still isn’t saying much

For its part, Mt. Gox is still practically silent. Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpeles isn’t talking to the media, but he did tell Reuters that the exchange should have an official announcement ready “soon-ish”. He added that Mt. Gox is “at a turning point” and that he cannot say more as other parties are involved.

The only things coming out of Mt. Gox are new revelations that are anything but positive.

Fox Business published an online chat between Karpleles and consultant Jon Fisher that all but confirmed that leaked documents purporting the exchange’s insolvency are more or less true,  although he insists they were not produced by Mt. Gox.

Karpeles mentioned “other parties” in his response to Reuters, but it remains unclear who produced the documents and how (or why) they were leaked.

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February 26, 2014, 02:39:06 PM
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Kraken Halts USD Transactions, Asks Customers to Switch to Euros
Jon Southurst (@southtopia) | Published on February 26, 2014 at 12:03 GMT | Companies, Exchanges, News

Bitcoin exchange Kraken put a brief halt on US dollar withdrawals and suspended USD deposits today, offering customers a 2% bonus to convert their balances to euros (EUR).

“Many USD withdrawals have been delayed beyond a limit we can accept, and it reflects poorly on our service,” a customer support representative said.

“All pending USD withdrawals not already in transit are being cancelled and the funds will be automatically credited back to your account.”

Customers can now select the ‘Convert USD to EUR’ option on its support page, either for one withdrawal or the entire account. Converting EUR amounts back to USD for USD-only bank accounts would incur a fee of less than 1%, Kraken said.

The problem was apparently caused by a recent increase in US dollar transaction volume, much of which came from outside the United States, and temporarily overwhelmed Kraken’s current US banking partner.

Don’t use USD

The exchange has indicated that it actually prefers customers to use non-US currencies.

Kraken CEO Jesse Powell said US dollars represented only a small piece of the company’s business, and that dealing with USD and its associated headaches cost it more in customer service and agent time than it earned in revenue.

“We’re still doing dollar withdrawals and dollar trading; we just don’t want to take any more new dollars,” he said.

“They can still withdraw, they can still trade with dollars. We just didn’t want to create any new liabilities.”

Most Kraken customers trading in USD are not even US residents. Powell recommended those customers should switch to euros, where liquidity was greater and transaction fees were lower.

“We haven’t even been going after the US market at all. We just offer the dollar because we’re able to. In hindsight we probably should not have [...] at least until we have a more robust banking partner.”

“In the meantime we’re emailing all the users with dollar balances, offering to convert their balances to euros; they can trade on the euro if they want to.”

New banking partner

The company was currently in negotiation with a couple of other banks, Powell said, and would reactivate USD deposits then.

Despite the recent debacle surrounding Mt. Gox, he said while Kraken had “not heard any panicked phone calls” the topic had a chilling effect and was bound to come up in meetings over the next couple of days.

“I don’t see the point of offering a service that’s just going to be an exercise in frustration,” he concluded.

“If it’s not a good service, if we can’t do it well, then why do it?”

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February 26, 2014, 02:39:55 PM
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Bitcoin Alliance of Canada to Host Bitcoin Expo in Toronto
Dan Palmer | Published on February 26, 2014 at 14:07 GMT | Coinbase, Events, Litecoin, News, Regulation, Startups, US & Canada

It is perhaps ironic that Canada, a country considering rather draconian regulations for cryptocurrency businesses, is to play host to what organizers claim will be “one of the largest planned international bitcoin events to date”.

The event, dubbed “Bitcoin Expo 2014”, is being hosted by the Bitcoin Alliance of Canada (BAC), and will take place in Toronto from April 11th-13th.

According to the BAC website, the prevailing theme of the event will revolve around the “growth and development of bitcoin communities worldwide with a focus on collaborative and decentralized models”.

Prominent bitcoin leaders, speakers, and businesses will be talking at the event, and Canada’s bitcoin communities and business startups will be given special prominence on a dedicated stage.

Impending regulation

Income from bitcoin transactions is already taxable in Canada and, although the government has been somewhat hands-off in its approach to bitcoin in the past, it is now threatening to clamp down on the country’s burgeoning cryptocurrency industry.

The country’s finance minister Jim Flaherty singled out bitcoin by name in his federal budget statement on 13th February, as he announced new laws to regulate cryptocurrencies.

Furthermore, after the publication of an internal governmental report, there are fears that the North American nation may try to ‘choke the oxygen’ out of its bitcoin ecosystem by denying Canadians access to foreign exchange markets.

Collaborative event

Bitcoin Alliance Canada

In spite of this, Canada currently has a thriving population of active bitcoiners and crypto companies, which the event organizers are keen to showcase.

The BAC emphasizes, however, that this is an international event, claiming it will be carried out “in a collaborative way that will benefit bitcoin communities not just in Canada but also specifically in under-developed areas and in areas where Bitcoin is still in its infancy”.

To that end, the BAC is offering scholarships to allow speakers, who might otherwise not be able to attend, the chance to make an appearance at the expo and “share valuable perspectives on bitcoin”.

BAC says that the expo will be organized and run on a non-profit basis, with all proceeds to be “returned to the Bitcoin community in a crowdsourced way”.

The speakers

Master of Ceremonies at the event will be Andreas M Antonopoulos, entrepreneur and Chief Security Officer of Blockchain.info, while over 50 notable members of the international bitcoin community will be speaking, from CEOs to libertarians and proponents of Deep Web organisations.

Notable among these are Charlie Lee, a software engineer at Coinbase and the creator of litecoin; Vitalik Buterin, co-creator of Ethereum, a decentralized mining network and software development platform; and Stephanie Murphy, co-host of the Let’s Talk Bitcoin podcast.

Jason King, founder of Sean’s Outpost – a homeless outreach programme funded by bitcoin – will also be speaking.

The venue

MTCC mapBitcoin Expo 2014 will be held at Metro Toronto Convention Center, Canada’s largest conference facility,. The venue is situated close to the city’s financial district (view an interactive map here).

The MTCC has ample parking, and a wide variety of hotels and eateries within easy reach.

Furthermore, Toronto is just an hour’s drive of the US border, for those thinking of cruising up from New York.

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February 26, 2014, 02:47:12 PM
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Mt. Gox CEO Issues New Statement, Claims He’s Still in Japan
Nermin Hajdarbegovic | Published on February 26, 2014 at 12:20 GMT | Exchanges, Mt. Gox, News

Mark Karpeles
Mt. Gox has issued yet another brief statement and this time it is coming straight from CEO Mark Karpeles. The troubled exchange issued a very short statement late yesterday, saying that it decided to “close all transactions” for the time being in order to “protect the site” and its users.

No change

The latest statement won’t do much to reassure customers, either. Here is what Karpeles had to say:

February 26th 2014

Dear MtGox Customers,

As there is a lot of speculation regarding Mt. Gox and its future, I would like to use this opportunity to reassure everyone that I am still in Japan, and working very hard with the support of different parties to find a solution to our recent issues.

Furthermore I would like to kindly ask that people refrain from asking questions to our staff: they have been instructed not to give any response or information. Please visit this page for further announcements and updates.

Sincerely,

Mark Karpeles

It should be noted that Karpeles is still nowhere to be found. Mt. Gox moved to new offices and Karpeles isn’t talking to the media (apart from a short statement made to Reuters). This appears to be his only formal statement since the exchange was closed a few days ago.

Serious questions persist

The fact that Karpeles and the rest of the Mt. Gox team have been so secretive ever since the exchange suspended bitcoin withdrawals is just adding insult to injury. A leaked document indicates that the exchange is insolvent, quite spectacularly so.

An online chat conversation published by Fox Business last night reportedly shows Karpeles telling a consultant that he is not giving up on Mt. Gox. In the chat, Karpeles says the leaked document was not produced by Mt. Gox, but he admits that there is some truth to it.

Even before Mt. Gox closed its doors and abandoned its offices, it was in a world of trouble. It suspended bitcoin withdrawals citing technical issues, namely transaction malleability.

Shortly thereafter, members of the bitcoin community started organising protests in front of the Mt. Gox headquarters in Tokyo. For days the offices were picketed by customers demanding their cash or bitcoins back, but eventually the company simply vanished.

Two days ago Karpeles resigned from the Bitcoin Foundation’s Board of Directors. The foundation announced that Karpeles submitted his resignation and that it was effective immediately.

Now we know that Karpeles is still in Japan and that something is happening behind the scenes. The question is – what?

My toughs: Go fuck ur self and leave bitcoin alone when its on the rise again.

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February 26, 2014, 03:20:43 PM
Last edit: February 26, 2014, 04:38:16 PM by Mowcore
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February 26, 2014, 04:04:15 PM
Last edit: February 26, 2014, 04:15:57 PM by MICRO
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#116 yeah that's for sure... I am making so may posts here  Cheesy . I would be better of doing some random posts than this. This takes time. Also if u recal i asked if people read this . If they did not answer i would stop it. Also u can take look at poll !

And i will politely ask to remove that image . Its not suitable for this thread. Comment is fine. Ur opinion, but image ... dont see the point in it .
If u can remove it. Pls Cheesy

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February 26, 2014, 04:14:01 PM
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#116 yeah that's for sure... I am making so may posts here  Cheesy . I would be better of doing some random posts than this. This takes time. Also if u recal i asked if people read this . If they did not answer i would stop it. Also u can take look at poll !

And i will politely ask to remove that image . Its not suitable for this thread. Comment is fine. Ur opinion, but image ... dont see the point in it .
If u can remove it, will be highly apprishiated.

@MACRO Everyone sometimes can make spelling mistakes but if you wouldnt here the news would be more professional in my opinion.
Im not trying to drown you but you can swim better.
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February 26, 2014, 04:17:02 PM
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#116 yeah that's for sure... I am making so may posts here  Cheesy . I would be better of doing some random posts than this. This takes time. Also if u recal i asked if people read this . If they did not answer i would stop it. Also u can take look at poll !

And i will politely ask to remove that image . Its not suitable for this thread. Comment is fine. Ur opinion, but image ... dont see the point in it .
If u can remove it, will be highly apprishiated.

@MACRO Everyone sometimes can make spelling mistakes but if you wouldnt here the news would be more professional in my opinion.
Im not trying to drown you but you can swim better.

Jezzz.. I am so sleepy . And yes sorry for that . Will remember that! English is not my primary language.

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February 26, 2014, 04:18:15 PM
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#116 yeah that's for sure... I am making so may posts here  Cheesy . I would be better of doing some random posts than this. This takes time. Also if u recal i asked if people read this . If they did not answer i would stop it. Also u can take look at poll !

And i will politely ask to remove that image . Its not suitable for this thread. Comment is fine. Ur opinion, but image ... dont see the point in it .
If u can remove it, will be highly apprishiated.

@MACRO Everyone sometimes can make spelling mistakes but if you wouldnt here the news would be more professional in my opinion.
Im not trying to drown you but you can swim better.

Jezzz.. I am so sleepy . And yes sorry for that . Will remember that!

I didnt mean you to be sorry, there is no need but to improve thyself
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February 26, 2014, 04:55:12 PM
Last edit: February 26, 2014, 06:42:11 PM by KrakenTrader
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#113

I think there is an easier and FASTER way to switch from USD to EUR.

  • 1. cancel your USD withdrawal request
  • 2. Trade USD for BTC
  • 3. Trade BTC for EUR
  • 4. Request EUR withdrawal

That way you may not get the 2% conversion discount mentioned by Dargo,
but you would cut the waiting time, and most people don't like to wait Smiley
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