an exchange popular in the early years of Bitcoin, where bitcoins could be traded against mora than a dozen national currencies including the US Dollar and the Euro. Insolvent in 2013.
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How can I buy Bitcoin via a Credit Card or Paypal?
I want to buy some bitcoins. Ideally, I would like to buy them on the MtGox exchange (because the consensus seems to be that this is the most reputable exchange), however I have found the system for transferring USD to MtGox to be very…
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Why don't people buy at one exchange and sell at another?
Bitcoinity.org shows that for the past 30 days, bitstamp's price is high at 101.00, low at 77.00, and current price is 98.04. On contrast, mtgox's price for the past 30 days is high at 115.00, low at 86.20, and current price is 110.50.
In other…
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Why is the disappearance of Mt Gox a problem?
I'm sorry if this is a stupid question, I'm not a bitcoin user and may lack important information. My understanding was that each bitcoin user has a wallet on his harddrive or wherever, where he stores his bitcoins with the transaction history…
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What function does Mt. Gox's "Open Transaction" withdrawal option perform?
When withdrawing bitcoins from Mt. Gox, there is an option with a checkbox next to it titled "Open Transaction (6 confirmations)".
What does this do to my withdrawal?
I'm thinking this is probably a mislabeling for an option that ensures that even…
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Is there a historical timeseries of market depth & transactions available?
Has anyone stored the historical market depth & tick data from MtGox? Is it available publically? Would be useful if you were making a bot.
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Is this "transaction malleability" really an issue?
The well-known Bitcoin exchange Mt.Gox last week suspended all Bitcoin withdrawals because of "technical issues", which today have been better described in this press release.
This looks like a serious problem, but is it actually true?
Has this…
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Pros and cons of using Mt. Gox as an e-wallet
Mt. Gox obviously allows you to send bitcoins to it, and to receive them to an address of your choice; hence I'm wondering if there is any reason not to use it as an e-wallet.
Unless I'm mistaken, it's much bigger (by far) than any other bitcoin…
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Why can't Dwolla send to Mt Gox?
I received the following after trying to make a USD deposit to Mt. Gox from Dwolla today. Does anyone know more information about this or if the court order may apply to other methods of deposit/withdraw?
As of 12:13 PM on 5/14/2013:
You’re…
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Why is MtGox trying to trademark "Bitcoin"?
Someone on the #mtgox IRC channel pointed me to this. It seems to be an application by Tibanne Co. Ltd. for the Trademark name BITCOIN.
I asked MagicalTux on #mtgox about it, but got no answer.
Why is he doing this?
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I have/had 31 bitcoins on MtGox; What are my options now?
After reading the joint-statement on blockchain, and the fact MtGox is down now, I am scared, what are my options? Is there anyone who can help me in my situation? I purchased those coins for 800$.
Edit:
MtGox files for bankruptcy protection. What…
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Were all funds stolen from Mt. Gox finally returned to all users?
Mt. Gox was hacked in June 2011, and some funds were stolen. There was a long winded account reclaim process.
At the end of this process, were all funds really returned to the satisfaction of all (legitimate) users? Is there a public statement /…
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MtGox - trusted vs verified
What is the difference between a "trusted", "verified" and other accounts at MtGox? In order to get "verified", one needs to provide them with photo ID and utility bill, but how does one get "trusted"?
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Which exchanges are Tor-friendly?
Mt. Gox's sign-up page states:
Please be advised that accessing your account via the Tor network
and/or public proxies may result in a temporary suspension of your
account, and having to submit AML documents.
Are there other exchanges which do…
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Why do both Mt. Gox and Intersango use Polish banks?
Since their previous France and UK accounts were closed, both Mt. Gox and Intersango set up accounts in Poland.
Is there a specific reason why they chose Poland?
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Is there a bitcoin exchange accepting SEPA transfers?
Since mt.gox had to close its european office, is there any other exchange accepting SEPA transfers?
Sending a wire to the HK office costs much more than a SEPA transfer to me, and I'd like to avoid that extra expense if possible.
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