Quote from: S3052 on August 20, 2013, 05:45:02 PM

June was nothing compared to now.
In July, my withdrawals stopped being processed.
Finally I bought bitcoins back and withdrew them. Goodbye mtgox.
In the end its Easy.

I do not understand why experienced people like you are so enraged. You've decided to withdraw your money there, okay. You pay for it but have your safety now. So what? Why do we do not even calm down again?

Gox can of course go to the dogs but how likely is that? In all likelihood Gox will remain an important exchange that you want to use again.

I find the present situation even exciting. I am working for the first time with alternatives to Gox. But if we lose Gox, what would we have won? It would proof that no exchange can survived long term. We get stuck into bitcoin marketplaces like localbitcoins and the trading volume remains permanently low. Without exchanges bitcoin will never be an alternative to other currencies.