Re: Wall Observer BTC/USD - Bitcoin price movement tracking & discussion

I don't think bitstamp is trying to buy any coins

It seems like it'd be cheaper to just buy them back from the thief lol, it wouldn't make sense for them to purchase them with a markup.

Also, we have all seen the Pastebin by now with the wallet containing the stolen BTC, where every transaction says Bitstamp Hack, however I have not seen it in any news articles on the hack. Am I overlooking it, or are the reporters?

Bter brought coins back from the hacker that robbed it.

I have no problem with that. Consider it a "security assessment fee"

Unless it was an inside job, of course.

We're losing another exchange in February. VoS is shuttering its crypto doors

Yeah, I know, it was nice to have at least some kind of alternative/competition for virtex, but the volume and liquidity at vos was pretty pathetic... At least they weren't hacked.

I wish them all the best on their new endeavors. And I hope virtex doesn't use this as an excuse to raise their already high fees.