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But what is wrong with learning from the experience and moving on? Do you have a better option?
Lessons from *earlier* experiences have taught me that "moving on" lets scammers continue scamming.
Right on.
Which appears to be what the "core bitcoin community" desperately wants in the case of MtGOX. Why aren't they clamoring for a criminal investigation?
Bythe way, it should be easy to find and demonstrate specific instances of use of the "malleate request and get refunded" trick. Perhaps those examples can be found even without the cooperation of MtGOX? Have any such examples been published, or is that still only a theory?