[2014-08-18] Mt. Gox insider’s Kraken bitcoin exchange to open in Japan Read mo

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http://www.livemint.com/Money/1LnDNJsAGKSU9AJaxePHnI/Mt-Gox-insiders-Kraken-bitcoin-exchange-to-open-in-Japan.html

Tokyo: Jesse Powell knew Mt. Gox was not long for this world more than two years before the once-dominant bitcoin exchange went bankrupt in February. In June 2011, Powell took a last-minute flight to Tokyo to help Mt. Gox recover from a hacking attack. He ran the day-to- day business, drafting press releases, hiring and training staff, while the company’s chief executive officer Mark Karpeles focused on reviving the service. A month after the trip, Powell founded a competitor—Kraken. It is in talks to offer services in Japan, he said in an interview, declining to give a date.

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[TraderTimm]

More locations, same near-zero volume:

http://bitcoincharts.com/charts/volumepie/

The top four exchanges by volume are:

1.) Bitstamp

2.) Bitfinex

3.) BTCN

4.) BTC-E

If Kraken wants a chance in hell, they'll have to offer more incentives than "we're the best" with no volume traded...