a popular exchange where Bitcoins can be traded for more than a dozen national currencies including the US Dollar and the Euro.
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How can I buy Bitcoin via a Credit Card or Paypal?
I want to buy some bitcoins. Ideally, I would like to buy them on the MtGox exchange (because the consensus seems to be that this is the most reputable exchange), however I have found the system for ...
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What function does Mt. Gox's “Open Transaction” withdrawal option perform?
When withdrawing bitcoins from Mt. Gox, there is an option with a checkbox next to it titled "Open Transaction (6 confirmations)".
What does this do to my withdrawal?
I'm thinking this is probably a ...
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Pros and cons of using Mt. Gox as an e-wallet
Mt. Gox obviously allows you to send bitcoins to it, and to receive them to an address of your choice; hence I'm wondering if there is any reason not to use it as an e-wallet.
Unless I'm mistaken, ...
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Were all funds stolen from Mt. Gox finally returned to all users?
Mt. Gox was hacked in June 2011, and some funds were stolen. There was a long winded account reclaim process.
At the end of this process, were all funds really returned to the satisfaction of all ...
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Is there a bitcoin exchange accepting a wire transfer within EU?
Since mt.gox had to close its european office, is there any other exchange accepting a wire transfer within Europe?
Sending a wire to the HK office costs 7€ instead of 1€ to me, and I'd like to avoid ...
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When/How did Eligius “indirectly cost MTGOX many thousands of bitcoins”?
From the forum:
Eligius already will accept any transaction, "standard" or not,
without bias.
...
Indeed, and Eligius' willingness to do so indirectly cost MTGOX many
thousands of ...
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Why is MtGox trying to trademark “Bitcoin”?
Someone on the #mtgox IRC channel pointed me to this. It seems to be an application by Tibanne Co. Ltd. for the Trademark name BITCOIN.
I asked MagicalTux on #mtgox about it, but got no answer.
Why ...
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How do I transfer funds from India to an exchange?
I want to buy a few Bitcoins using my bank account/ credit card from here in India. How do I do that? MtGox has an option to do wire transfer. Is it the only way to do it? If I transfer $1000, how ...
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I'm in the UK, how to fund my account at mtgox?
It is getting ridiculously hard to get bitcoins in the U.K. International wires are to expensive, my bank doesn't support SEPA. I'm seriously thinking about converting ukash vouchers to cash u ...
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When does MtGox “volume” get reset?
What time of day (in GMT) does the volume get reset to zero?
I'm trying to correlate this with the charts, however I'm unclear as to when this actually would occur
