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jurov: i'd
try
to postpone
that
the20year: I would be
too , but I have very little personal cash available for btc, but also sadly have a decent bit of BTC from investors
to be converted
to fiat
to buy property
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the20year: there was some java/ad exploit
that
took alot of coins from people running XP, and I was one of
them, right around
the
time bitcoin hit like $20 for
the first
time due
to all
the silk road press, maybe
that was 2011?
the20year: Never did anything with
teh wallet, showed up at office one day and
the client was open, all coins gone
the20year: Went
to a bunch of faucets after downloading
the client,
the ones
that were giving 1
to 0.5btc out per day per
time you hit
the faucet
greenspan_fan: wasn't
that a scam fund from
that guy who ripped off mircea?
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the20year: I *got in* on bitcoin in
the first 3 months, didn't do me much good by not sticking with it :D
greenspan_fan: because HN was one of
the first places
to hear about bitcoin, and almost none of
the people got in on it
nubbins`: TBH i
thought he was
talking about sports cars
Duffer1: is
that a MTG ref greenspan fan?
greenspan_fan: how many black lotuses would you need
to sell
to cover 700 000 btc?
greenspan_fan: they'll be able
to cover at least some of
the deposits
greenspan_fan: assuming
they have any money at all (which
they might, if
they were front running
the market all week)
the20year: it's like everything else , once you screw
the pooch it can't be undone
nubbins`: you can do it with infinite series
too
greenspan_fan: that would make sense, because otherwise people who
traded via bitcoin builder would be furious
ThickAsThieves: so if it is
true,
then
that means
the lost coins are already priced in
nubbins`: now it's all left as an exercise
to
the reader
nubbins`: aww, i was going
to prove it several different ways ;(
jayk: they were allowing
trading up until
today
nubbins`: was locked in an exam room for
the actual event, didn't find out until hours afterwards
nubbins`: heh, i was smoking a joint outside
the library at uni
greenspan_fan: interestingly enough,
that's also where I was on 9/11
nubbins`: "i remember where i was when i found out mtgox was gone... sitting on my ass in front of
the computer"
gx: interesting point,
they intentionally
tried
to
tank
the price so
theyd be liable for less
Apocalyptic: KRS-One, can you get a registration date for
the account ?
greenspan_fan: or visit DPR in prison? ... if you wanted
to buy questionable coins in bulk
greenspan_fan: I wonder if it would be better just
to buy mt gox?
ThickAsThieves: hell,
this channel could muster a better offer
than
them
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Apocalyptic: <nubbins`> an asshole who wanted cheap coin for his business was
the straw
that broke gox's back // are you serious ?
nubbins`: an asshole who wanted cheap coin for his business was
the straw
that broke gox's back
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nubbins`: honestly, i
think
this selkis guy completely fabricated
the pdf and associated "story", for whatever reason, but
then it grew legs, people started panicking and issuing statements, so gox (who knew it was only a matter of
time anyway) decided now was as good a
time as any
to give it up
dexX7: did
trading on gox stop?
greenspan_fan: which is
the resume of every scam artist in
the space
nubbins`: Duffer1: some guy who "leaked"
this pdf.
nubbins`: ThickAsThieves: because
the redactions (actually black highlights) have his name on
them
gx: obviously
they all know
theyre steering a sinking ship
gx: fired off
to someone for approval and
then leaked
Apocalyptic: <nubbins`> but why is it so poorly written, // why is
the all mtgox system so poorly written ?
nubbins`: but why is it so poorly written, why did
the guy who "discovered"
the doc redact a page?
Apocalyptic: as unreal as it may appear, I
think
the doc is legit
nubbins`: Apocalyptic: i still
think
the pdf is fake, yes
nubbins`: browser is smart enough
to not choke
ThickAsThieves: coinbase is worried
theyll have less customers
thats all
gx: which
the gox guy just stepped down
gx: it's members of
the btc foundation
greenspan_fan: how did
they all get
together and become confident enough
to risk getting sued in
the space of a couple hours?
the20year: i find it interesting
they're doing it jointly with compeditors
greenspan_fan: you are way overestimating
the intelligence of
the silicon valley people
nubbins`: ThickAsThieves:
to make it seem legit.
Bugpowder: Coinbase has
too much money invested in it now by serious people for
this
to be bullshit
greenspan_fan: because some of
the columns don't seem
to add up, or I'm reading it wrong?
greenspan_fan: which would be, I
think,
the funniest
thing since pirate
gx: am i reading
that right
gx: ah, so
that's why it's a hoax, someone just c+p
their annual report
to
the last page
to make it seem legit?
greenspan_fan: but if it is a hoax, and one of
those 'startup ftw!' jackasses made it,
then
they might be sunk as well
nubbins`: gx: you can highlight
the
text and copy/paste
gx: you
talking about
the last page of
the document where everything is blacked out?
gx: greenspan_fan
they forgot
to mention
the 200,000BTC
they're gonna make w/
their cafe
though. gotta weigh
that in.
greenspan_fan: and
the numbers are purely speculative for
the future and drawn from mt gox's reports for
the past