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Topic: Possible Mtgox.com Domain Seizure by US Authorities? (Read 4168 times)

hero member
Activity: 504
Merit: 500
My be it's time to use MtGox.bit with Namecoin which cannot be seized.
sr. member
Activity: 434
Merit: 250
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. Grin

This panic buy already happened.  Wink
legendary
Activity: 1428
Merit: 1000
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. Grin
full member
Activity: 120
Merit: 100
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.   
member
Activity: 98
Merit: 10
America, land of the free
legendary
Activity: 1666
Merit: 1057
Marketing manager - GO MP
"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.
member
Activity: 72
Merit: 10
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.
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

 Wink

oh lol thats pretty interesting i never knew usa owns "com"  what the the "m" stand for murica?

Cheesy
legendary
Activity: 1904
Merit: 1002
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.
legendary
Activity: 1904
Merit: 1037
Trusted Bitcoiner
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.
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

 Wink
full member
Activity: 238
Merit: 100
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.
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).
legendary
Activity: 1666
Merit: 1057
Marketing manager - GO MP
i don't understand how usa could seize a site that's not even in the usa???

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.
member
Activity: 72
Merit: 10
i don't understand how usa could seize a site that's not even in the usa???

answer me this
sr. member
Activity: 350
Merit: 250
"Don't go in the trollbox, trollbox, trollbox"
This can only get worse.

hero member
Activity: 826
Merit: 508
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!
sr. member
Activity: 364
Merit: 251
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.
legendary
Activity: 840
Merit: 1000
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.
hero member
Activity: 826
Merit: 508
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.
full member
Activity: 238
Merit: 100
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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