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MtGox Investigations Begin Japanese Officials Break their Silence Following the collapse of MtGox on Tuesday, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga issued Japan’s first official statement on the matter. Before declining further comments, he told reporters: At this stage...

Karpeles’ Private Chat The failing bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox’s CEO Mark Karpeles has spoken through a web chat revealing little about what is going on with the exchange. He told an industry consultant on Tuesday that he has no plan of calling it quits regarding the troubled...

New Statement Released by MtGox In another non-attempt to sooth the frayed nerves of its concerned customers, MtGox founder and CEO Mark Karpeles issued another statement this morning. Dear MtGox Customers, As there is a lot of speculation regarding MtGox and its future, I would...

SecondMarket Bitcoin Exchange While Mt. Gox may be living its final days, SecondMarket looks to capitalize in the bitcoin exchange system. It looks to conduct bitcoin activities through a new stand-alone exchange in New York. SecondMarket’s monthly board meeting, which...

Yesterday, the bitcoin community was notified of the crumbling of Mt. Gox as a valid and reliable bitcoin exchange institution. When trying to access the Mt. Gox website, it was discovered that the site was completely down and inaccessible with only an announcement. Unfulfilled...

MtGox Shuts Down Transactions In the wake of all the problems MtGox has been having, the Bitcoin exchange company has taken it a step further: it has shut down transactions in order to protect its site and users. MtGox addresses the issue on its website: Dear MtGox Customers, In...

Azte.co London: A Resounding Success! Azte.co , the bricks and mortar source of bitcoin opened its doors on 19th Feb 2014 to bitcoin enthusiasts scattered all over London. Azte.co is the first store of its kind in Europe and is pioneering the sale of pay-as-you-go type bitcoin...

Major Exchanges Join Hands, Disown MtGox Blockchain.info issued a joint statement on February 24th, 2014 — 10:00 PM ET, addressing the issue with Mt.Gox.  “This tragic violation of the trust of users of Mt.Gox was the result of one company’s abhorrent actions and does not reflect...

Bitcoin Bigfoot Bitcoin Bigfoot is a company that seeks to inspire bitcoin supporters and empower bitcoin activist by providing promotional tools, propaganda, paraphernalia, and more. Their initial offering is the Plan ฿ brochure. The company intends to take part in spreading the...

The Bitcoin Foundation’s Announcement Mark Karpeles, CEO of Mt.Gox, has resigned from his position of being one of the the board of directors on the Bitcoin Foundation. The announcement posted on the Foundation’s own website stated: “Effective immediately, Mt. Gox has submitted...