Ive been watching the reddit posts today and there are some funny things going on with Bitcoin today. Specifically related to mt gox stuff.
http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1zw9pm/proof_mtgox_control_180000btc_not_the_declared/http://www.coindesk.com/gox-money-moving-through-block-chain/http://www.coinsight.org/mtgox.htmlhttps://blockchain.info/address/1Drt3c8pSdrkyjuBiwVcSSixZwQtMZ3TewI am very concerned about this. While I am a large LTC proponent I deeply care about Bitcoin and crypto currency and ecosystem as a whole. You have to understand, Bitcoin is the face of crypto's right now, and issues that arise make it to the news, which affects all of us. We are all one large family, and we need to start acting like one!
Ive been following this for a large part of today and I'm not sure what to make of it. As I mentioned before, it troubles me. I have been following the mt gox news for a while now, and when something like this happens this sets back not BTC, or LTC, or even Doge, but it sets back our ideals as one large Crypto entity!
This community needs to ask, no, DEMAND, information from mt gox. We need to know their addresses so they can be audited against the blockchain. The crypto community consists of some of the most intelligent people in the world, im sure we can work to find out what really happened to them and where the coins went (or didnt go, looking from the above information if it is true).
Those who visited mt gox personally outside their offices are a true inspiration for all of us, we need to do more than just lend them support. Be an active member and tell these large exchanges we have had enough, and demand proof of what happens by any
legal means necessary.
By inaction this will bring about unintended consequences for all of us as a whole, either by some sort of draconian regulations or worse. We need action and need it now! This community needs to step up and become the pillar of knowledge, truth, and freedom that Bitcoin was built around! There is zero reason why we dont have access to mt gox's cold storage wallet addresses at this point. Ask the Bitcoin foundation to get involved, and demand from them that they put pressure on mt gox and other exchanges for now and to prevent other issues in the future.
We can be anonymous yet transparent at the same time, and that to me is the true value of Crypto-currencies. Demand accountability NOW! From the Bitcoin foundation as well since Mark K was on the board!
Thank you everyone, and I truly hope this post doesn't sink into obscurity.
EDIT: Just to clear any misconceptions, I have never send BTC to mt gox, and never will if they decide to rebrand. This post is about community action!