I'm sure the "oh well, you were stupid enough to trust an exchange so you deserve to loose your money, now on with bitcoin for those of us that didn't loose our btc" atitude has something to do with a major segment of would-be BTC promoters keeping quite and moving on with their lives.

That would be fine for a mature BTC economy but anyone that thinks that is where BTC is yet has more learning to do than those that lost their money on MtGox.

If there was a like button I would use it here.

This seems to be seriously lacking in the BTC community which is hurting it.  The "if you were so stupid as to keep your BTC in MtGox, you deserve to loose your shirt" mentality stacked on top of the silence when it comes to any attempt at justice is read by the general public as a protocol that could never be trusted.

Regulation is not the same as centralization.

I too think it is in everyone's best interest to see a new and improved crypto trading exchange even better than Mt Gox where Mt Gox victims get a share of their losses in ownership.  Even if the migration is to a P2P decentralized exchange and leaves old management out of the new management, I don't see where the community at large has anything to gain by having so many people with so many losses on a protocol that quite frankly is not ready for prime time.

Bitcoin still needs to become easier for mainstream users and until then, we need all the cheerleaders we can get.  And a better exchange wouldn't hurt either.

Just tried twice.  The first time it rang a few times and hung up on me.  The 2nd time the call failed and just gave me a strange "faile connection" type tone.  I checked the number very carefully:  011-81-3-4588-3921.

I stayed with Mt Gox because I was impressed with how much you and your team had accomplished inspite of incredible regulatory odds against you.  The bumps in the road that we have experienced together (especially this latest one) have cost me a lot of money but I don't regret doing business with hard working talented people with integrity.  Bitcoin is changing the world for the better and you are very much a part of that.  Thank you for all of your sacrifice. The Bitcoin community owes you a tremendous debt of gratitude for that.  Not everyone hates you!

I am praying God will keep you close through this difficult time and that this is only good-bye for now.

The Bitcoin community is missing an opportunity with this whole MtGox fiasco.  Rather than letting the media spin us as hypocrites that want regulation now that we have suffered a loss, we need to use the opportunity to point out that what MtGox users had was an enforceable contract (money for services and the expectation of security).

This is our opportunity to point that money has been declared illegal (which is unconstitutional) and how much government fiat has added to this crisis.  Every user of MtGox went through rigorous government financial regulation to verify their account and had tolerated banking delays as the Federal Reserve scrutinized every fiat transaction in and out of MtGox.

This should entitle MtGox users not to any bailouts but to the investigative resources of the regulators.  The idea that they should get away with saying they are not responsible to investigate a crime simply because it did not involve the use of their illegal World Bank mobster Ducets is a specious argument and we need to shed light on this injustice.

Every Bitcoin transaction is traceable so the investigators ought to get busy investigating who stole our "money" and it should be returned to the rightful owners.  Having that be easier to do with BTC should be excellent PR for Bitcoin.  Afterall, what happens if you pay for a stolen ring at the local pawn shop with World Bank Mobster Ducest?

This doesn't have to involve the reversal of all those transactions but could be used to identify those responsible and those that empowered them for restitution.