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Re:500k Bitcoins traded in 1h, Mt.Gox market hacked + crash by ceejayoz on Sunday June 19, 2011 @05:08PM (#2671904)
> In the real world you also don't carry your money with you all the time, but store it on a bank.

In the real world, the banks are subject to regulation.

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Re:500k Bitcoins traded in 1h, Mt.Gox market hacked + crash by sukuriant on Sunday June 19, 2011 @06:24PM (#2672109)
In the real world, the banks /can/ be subject to regulation, and FDIC is a US creation.
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