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		sukilot on Jan 20, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Coinbase Raises $75M from DFJ Growth, USAA, NYSE, ... As a percentage of total money supply, mtgox was the biggest theft (or loss, there is no differene to victims) of currency in modern history.

knocte on Jan 20, 2015 [–]

Mtgox != Bitcoin

For all intents and purposes, people having money in mtgox was the equivalent of people holding money in a crappy (security or fraud-wise) bank.

Amezarak on Jan 20, 2015 | [–]

The difference is that accounts in banks are insured by federal guarantees. Bitcoin banks are not.

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