I think this is good news! Let's get this party started! I hope they close all legal ways to trade for fiat.
Maybe then we'll finally be rid of speculators who are only in bitcoin to make fiat and cash out.
Maybe it will bring more people who are willing to buy and sell goods and services for Bitcoin, rather than converting it to fiat as soon as they get it.
Maybe not; it's time we find out though.
There are plenty other ways for us to value bitcoin, such as against gold and silver, other cryptocurrencies, digital gold currencies, or any other commodity and real asset. I think this is the way to finally make bitcoin a currency, rather than just use it as a fiat payment system.
Topic: MtGox account in the USA has been seized by the DHS? - page 6. (Read 25897 times)
wait a fucking moment. I must be insane.
So, Dwolla tells you they can't transfer your money to mtgox, but if you want your money back you should ask mtgox for it, when mtgox didn't even got the funds in the first place? Really?
So, Dwolla tells you they can't transfer your money to mtgox, but if you want your money back you should ask mtgox for it, when mtgox didn't even got the funds in the first place? Really?
Seems to me that one of the CoinLab investors has some serious pull with DHS.
Now that would be cutting off your nose to spite your face ^2...
Something doesn't make sense here. Wonder what the real story is...
Seems to me that one of the CoinLab investors has some serious pull with DHS.
uh oh!
This is just an annoyance. There are so many other ways to move money in and out of MtGox.
...until "they" stop them all with a few court orders.
And just the day I sent some BTC to Gox for sale for the first time in my life...
We are freaking doomed (TM The Mogambo Guru)
At 5:12 PM EST, I called Dwolla customer support. The young woman who answered the phone was very polite but said that there was a court order and she was not able to provide any further information.
I wonder if this is DHS wanting to file charges against MtGox, or wanting to collect info and file charges against specific bitcoiners?
The words "U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland" are in there. I'm from Maryland. Just want to say I had nothing to do with this, and there are a couple of other bitcoiners living here, though none that could spark this that I could think of.'
God, I hope they're not after my Prius
I don't know, I'm more concerned with Angelina Jolie's breasts at the moment.
+1 
This is just an annoyance. There are so many other ways to move money in and out of MtGox. Let's focus on more important news.
At 5:12 PM EST, I called Dwolla customer support. The young woman who answered the phone was very polite but said that there was a court order and she was not able to provide any further information.
The question is how will this affect trading? If it becomes harder to fund an online trading account, it will mean that prices will either drop, or will just become very stagnant.
I guess, for me, this means using CampBX.
The question is how will this affect trading? If it becomes harder to fund an online trading account, it will mean that prices will either drop, or will just become very stagnant.
I guess, for me, this means using CampBX.
Could be FUD. DHS daily report: nothing mentioned!
http://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/nppd/ip/daily-report/dhs-daily-report-2013-05-14.pdf
http://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/nppd/ip/daily-report/dhs-daily-report-2013-04-01.pdfhttp://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/nppd/ip/daily-report/dhs-daily-report-2013-05-14.pdf
the only mention
Not a top story
Could be FUD. DHS daily report: nothing mentioned!
http://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/nppd/ip/daily-report/dhs-daily-report-2013-05-14.pdf
http://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/nppd/ip/daily-report/dhs-daily-report-2013-05-14.pdf
This.... is frightening.
Why? Bitcoin is bound to get some kind of government response before it can truly take over the world and this may very well be the start of something like that. This is about as frightening as losing your first teeth; nothing but growing pains that will go away after a while.
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I'm sure others thought that same thing right before the U.S. government crushed them.
I don't know, I'm more concerned with Angelina Jolie's breasts at the moment. This will blow over. The world as we know it will be here tomorrow.
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Wow yeah I see a dip, looked again, and we're back up.
Glad I pulled my coins off Gox but they + Dwolla had been my preferred method for transfer since it was so easy and fast.
Glad I pulled my coins off Gox but they + Dwolla had been my preferred method for transfer since it was so easy and fast.
I'm actually quite impressed at the price recovery. We're already back up to $115.40 after a massive 50k sell off. 2 weeks ago this would have dipped the price of BTC under $90.
Thank you panic sellers, I've been waiting for a good time to pick up some more coins.
you wouldnt buy at 119 but did at 115?Thank you panic sellers, I've been waiting for a good time to pick up some more coins.
loléd
I'm actually quite impressed at the price recovery. We're already back up to $115.40 after a massive 50k sell off. 2 weeks ago this would have dipped the price of BTC under $90.
Thank you panic sellers, I've been waiting for a good time to pick up some more coins.
Thank you panic sellers, I've been waiting for a good time to pick up some more coins.
Did you add the "seizing" wording to your email or is everyone else getting a different email?
Only thing I did with the email is remove my name.
Lets hope that Gox has been playing by the rules in all jurisdictions. It would really suck if it turns out that they haven't.
I doubt they've followed all of the DHS' Double Secret Probation rules.
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