CoinDesk Removes Mt. Gox from Bitcoin Price Index

Re:CoinDesk Removes Mt. Gox from Bitcoin Price Index by lmm on Monday February 10, 2014 @01:52PM (#7212867)

Not when that's its actual name.

(Also I hear it's written in Personal Home Page)

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Re:CoinDesk Removes Mt. Gox from Bitcoin Price Index by benologist on Monday February 10, 2014 @01:52PM (#7212871)

They were never under any obligation to use mtgox.com for their original idea for all eternity, and on HN of all places there is no shame in pivoting to a better idea.

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Re:CoinDesk Removes Mt. Gox from Bitcoin Price Index by gnaritas on Monday February 10, 2014 @01:56PM (#7212889)

There's no shame in a pivot, but there's also valid reason to criticize a pivot to something you can't handle. Trading cards is not like trading currencies.

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Re:CoinDesk Removes Mt. Gox from Bitcoin Price Index by kinghajj on Monday February 10, 2014 @02:18PM (#7213037)

The person who started the card-trading site is not the same person who currently owns MtGox. The original owner did convert it into a Bitcoin exchange, but then sold early on (I believe pre-2011 spike) to let someone else deal with the hassles.

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Re:CoinDesk Removes Mt. Gox from Bitcoin Price Index by gnaritas on Monday February 10, 2014 @02:19PM (#7213044)

I'm aware of that, but it's not relevant to the point I made. If the original site was re-purposed, it doesn't matter who currently owns it.

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