quote from an updated article in The Wall St. Journal
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20140217-704805.html"In the email interview, Mr. Karpelès responded to questions about the company's solvency or protection for customers' funds by saying that the matter is confidential. However, he said the company had discussed its business model with Japanese authorities "to ensure that we are operating within the law here."
Confidential? BS. Customers deserve to know if their funds are secure.
"Sorry, sir, I can't tell you if you're about to get screwed. That's confidential. Where did all that money go? Well, you guessed it, that's confidential too. No, Mr. Karpeles can't be reached for comment right now as he's busy burning data, and burying mason jars out behind the building, but he will take your call in the order in which he decides it may help him, please hold." ::queue elevator music::
The answer to those questions is pretty simple. Yes, we're solvent, yes our customers have protection.
If he had the right answers, he'd be giving them. As soon as the legal shuck and jive starts you know it's trouble coming.