Topic: Possible Mtgox.com Domain Seizure by US Authorities? (Read 4177 times)
My be it's time to use MtGox.bit with Namecoin which cannot be seized.
Yes Folks it can happen anytime, so why, oh why do you still keep your USD in Gox, convert to coins NOW before its too late..
PANIC BUY i say.
PANIC BUY i say.
This panic buy already happened.
Yes Folks it can happen anytime, so why, oh why do you still keep your USD in Gox, convert to coins NOW before its too late..
PANIC BUY i say.
PANIC BUY i say.
You would think by now mtgox would have made an official statement regarding coinlab lawsuit and not to mention the more recent DHS account seizure.
Agreed, it is very concerning that they have said nothing. It is also very odd that they haven't even disabled the Dwolla withdraw option.
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Now I'm curious... what was the original title?
"Mtgox.com Domain Seizure by US Authorities". It's in the title of post #2 in the thread
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Now I'm curious... what was the original title?
"The domain was originally administered by the United States Department of Defense, but is today operated by Verisign, and remains under ultimate jurisdiction of US law.[2][3][4] Verisign Registrations in com are processed via registrars accredited by ICANN. The registry accepts internationalized domain names." --wikipedia
com stands for commercial btw.
com stands for commercial btw.
i don't understand how usa could seize a site that's not even in the usa???
answer me this
.com is essentially "owned" by the USA, it falls under their jurisdiction. The same way .co.uk does in the UK , .ie - Ireland, .jp - Japan.answer me this
Although they can't shut down a website if it is hosted in a different country, they can say that because the don't like site "X" they are taking back "their" .com domain name.
When they do this, they are basically grasping at straws in order to try and prevent people visiting the website. In never works as people can simply use the IP address the domain points to, the host can simply switch to another TLD (such as .co.uk, .me).
or .bit
oh lol thats pretty interesting i never knew usa owns "com" what the the "m" stand for murica?
1. Not gonna happen.
2. Even if it did, it is super easy to route around the damage.
3. Saying that a domain seizure would make everybody lose funds is indeed spreading FUD since clearly loss of a DNS record is not as big of a deal as you seem to think.
2. Even if it did, it is super easy to route around the damage.
3. Saying that a domain seizure would make everybody lose funds is indeed spreading FUD since clearly loss of a DNS record is not as big of a deal as you seem to think.
i don't understand how usa could seize a site that's not even in the usa???
answer me this
.com is essentially "owned" by the USA, it falls under their jurisdiction. The same way .co.uk does in the UK , .ie - Ireland, .jp - Japan.answer me this
Although they can't shut down a website if it is hosted in a different country, they can say that because the don't like site "X" they are taking back "their" .com domain name.
When they do this, they are basically grasping at straws in order to try and prevent people visiting the website. In never works as people can simply use the IP address the domain points to, the host can simply switch to another TLD (such as .co.uk, .me).
or .bit
i don't understand how usa could seize a site that's not even in the usa???
answer me this
.com is essentially "owned" by the USA, it falls under their jurisdiction. The same way .co.uk does in the UK , .ie - Ireland, .jp - Japan.answer me this
Although they can't shut down a website if it is hosted in a different country, they can say that because the don't like site "X" they are taking back "their" .com domain name.
When they do this, they are basically grasping at straws in order to try and prevent people visiting the website. In never works as people can simply use the IP address the domain points to, the host can simply switch to another TLD (such as .co.uk, .me).
i don't understand how usa could seize a site that's not even in the usa???
answer me this
answer me this
Actually, they can since it's a .com domain, doesn't matter where it was registered.
Only ccTLDs are safe from the US government.
Only ccTLDs are safe from the US government.
i don't understand how usa could seize a site that's not even in the usa???
answer me this
answer me this
This can only get worse.
Gox would just instantly establish itself on another domain that could not be seized by the US. If ownership is not stupid, they are already ready for that.
If they were that competent they would have done this already.
Eh, not necessarily. Country-code TLD appears shitty and untrustworthy to many unfamiliar with the situation IMO.
I have to think that Gox has planned for some contingencies.... it's just a mystery which ones!
Gox would just instantly establish itself on another domain that could not be seized by the US. If ownership is not stupid, they are already ready for that.
If they were that competent they would have done this already.
Gox would just instantly establish itself on another domain that could not be seized by the US. If ownership is not stupid, they are already ready for that.
Unfortunately they have proven themselves pretty incompetent time after time. Not exactly a rare occurrence.
Gox would just instantly establish itself on another domain that could not be seized by the US. If ownership is not stupid, they are already ready for that.
What if we woke up tomorrow morning and Mtgox.com was GONE?
Open web browser of choice.
Click in the address bar of said browser.
Type in 72.52.5.67
Click enter or the go button.
Profit? Lots.
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