Ok thanks moriartypants,
I don't know if they are friends back, if you go to the results page -
https://bitcoin-trader.biz/results.php - you see on the right that they have 2 "Friends": Bitcoin Foundation and KnCMiner.
It would indeed be great for Londoners to meet them in person. Trust is quite important with all those scammers out there, especially in the Bitcoin world.
Would also be good to have a quick presentation of the team, tried to Google Michael Brandenburg and John Carley and didn't find much there.
Yeah I've just received the following email:
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Greetings All
Bitcoin Trader has removed Mt. Gox as reference exchange rate for BTC/USD deposits and withdrawals. We are very concerned about the current situation and have ceased trading on Mt. Gox as well.
As from today the CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index will be used for all BTC/USD conversions.
Launched in September 2013, the CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index represents an average of bitcoin prices across leading global exchanges that meet criteria specified by CoinDesk.
We advise our clients not to use Mt. Gox until the situation becomes clear.
Yours,
John Carley
Bitcoin Trader
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Info on the CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index:
http://www.coindesk.com/coindesk-removes-mt-gox-bitcoin-price-index-2/Wise move.
Also it's worth mentioning there is an article on cryptocoinsnews.com -
http://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/2014/02/12/bitcoin-trader-biz-let-bitcoin-trader-earn-money/ - giving a brief presentation of the concept and also redirecting to this thread.
It's good that they clearly made the difference between bitcoin-trade.biz (HYIP) and bitcoin-tradeR.biz (the site we're pleased with (so far)).