How long does it take to arbitrage between Huobi and Bitstamp?

[Bitcoin_is_here_to_stay]

Currently, Bitstamp is $46 higher, couple days ago there was sustained difference between them of about $26. Clearly, this is much more than Bitstamp trading fees so I thought perhaps it is the time barrier that allows such discrepancies to sustain. Any thoughts?

[Bitcoin_is_here_to_stay]

Bump ... spread is even >$50 now ... any thoughts?

[theonewhowaskazu]

Good luck getting CNY into USD....

[Walsoraj]

Bump ... spread is even >$50 now ... any thoughts?

There is only one explanation. Insider trading based on Stamp's intention to disable fiat withdrawals.

[DPoS]

I have best luck by mule caravan.. takes about 3 weeks but not much paperwork   

[Bitcoin_is_here_to_stay]

Bump ... spread is even >$50 now ... any thoughts?

There is only one explanation. Insider trading based on Stamp's intention to disable fiat withdrawals.

Lol, it does look a bit like Mt Gox situation while ago - but Bistamp was supposed to be the good one, trustworthy and honorable, blah, blah, blah

[Bitcoin_is_here_to_stay]

Good luck getting CNY into USD....

What do you mean? And the spread was reaching about 10% of the price at times - surely a cost of exchanging CNY to USD cannot be that bad?

Although I see your point, one would loose a bit moving CNY -> USD.

On the other hand, Huobi and Bitstamp prices used to be very similar - so that effect seemed not to matter much just a couple days ago?

[Bitcoin_is_here_to_stay]

I have best luck by mule caravan.. takes about 3 weeks but not much paperwork   

Lol, that explains a bit. Funny how a bitcoin economy is a mixture of ultra modern with things like Gox's "switching to manual processing withdrawals to make things faster", that is to last only couple of weeks...

I am still intrigued while the spread become so substantial in the last couple days - and I cannot stop thinking that it looks like new Gox, although I admit it is rather paranoid. Only time will tell, but much less inclined to send my fiat to Bitstamp

[DPoS]

Stamppped is the new Goxxxed

[fonzie]

We already had a gox-like "glitch" in their trading engine, multiple reports about BTC withdrawls that take more than 1-2 hours to proceed. We have the Goxxish premium(30-60$).
My FIAT withdrawls took 12 days to complete a few days ago, the last time i tried it(3-4 months ago) it never took more than 1-2 days.
Bitstamp RxIxP 2014.....