This is the kind of picture that everyone else on the internet makes fun of bitcoin miners with.

The SEC is investigating S.DICE.  Hilarious read: http://trilema.com/2014/interacting-with-fiat-institution-a-guide/

I can't find proof at the moment, but I believe this was proven to be an address controlled by bitstamp.

To be honest, $9000 is a pretty shady number in the world of AML/KYC.  Sad, but true.

I understand your point of view.  The reason I have BTC stuck in gox is because my USD was stuck there for months.  I bought BTC at a 33% discount after the initial announcements about withdrawal delays because I figured my money was stuck anyway.  It is just a shame that we will be fighting each other for a share of Mtgox's assets.

I'm researching it, but no promises.  I have no experience working with lawyers and no connections, just a lot of money on the line.  It looks like it will be a battle for BTC holders against not only against MtGox but against the OP's legal team as well.

I won't support any suit that seeks preferential treatment of USD holders over BTC holders.

It's 2014, bitcoin has gone a long way towards being legally considered money.  I for one will fight in bankruptcy court to treat BTC and USD creditors equally.

It is ridiculous that people think USD they can't get out is 5x as valuable as BTC they can't get out.

I am also waiting 2+ days on a response after requesting a USD withdrawal and responding to the KYC questions (which they provided promptly after my initial withdrawal request).  This is my first time withdrawing from bitstamp so I don't know what to expect.

Edit 2/20: Support replied and says the withdraw request will proceed.  USD still shows in my account.
Edit 2/21: The wire appears to have been sent.

I see you are putting your money where your mouth is with regards to MtGox's solvency.

A mtgox rep responds to similar concerns here: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=110356.msg1202974#msg1202974

Already have a DO account.  Looking to try out protoshares.
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I received 6 transfers from coinbase today, it appears things are back to normal.

Olaf, this issue is bigger than just a 1-day glitch.

This sell and each sell from every day after it have not arrived in my account.  On the history page, the entire transaction is marked as complete, while in the details, the bank account portion is still marked as pending.  Additionally, a sell from Oct. 28 should have arrived last thursday or friday at the latest according to Coinbase's usual estimates.


I'm not sure if this is relevant, but I recently noticed the messaging in the Sell dialog change from something along the lines of "we will transfer $X,XXX to you bank account by XX/XX/XX" to "we will wire $X,XXX...".  Has coinbase switched from ACH to wires?  Customers won't be happy with the incoming wire fees if this is the case.

I don't think coinbase will do this.

Update: Waiting over 4 months for USD wire requested July 4 within the hour of the announcement that USD withdrawals had been resumed.

I am also experiencing this issue.  My mining business has been consistently selling some BTC on Coinbase every day, and the last USD deposit hit the bank account Oct. 30.  Transactions that have not arrived are marked as completed.

Tweeted to the founders: https://twitter.com/dustcoin/status/397801153150201856

Good thing I remembered to check this thread today.  Claim submitted for my modest quantity of shares.  What is the estimated value of a share and previous dividends these days?

I haven't been following this thread closely, so I apologize in advance it has been mentioned in recent pages.

Is there any indication that USD international wires (without the 5% fee) are being processed at all?  If so, what request date is the queue up to?

While mcxFEE shares may very well be overpriced, you can't apply same reasoning to mining equipment and shares of an exchange.  Mining equipment is a depreciating asset, that will eventually have near zero value after it is not worth paying for electricity to run it.  Therefore, it is important to consider the total dividends that will be generated before the asset value reaches zero. Businesses, on the other hand, are generally not expected to decay to zero value.  In the case of a new and growing business such as mcxNOW, earnings are expected to increase over time, thus increasing the present value of the shares.