Mt. Gox bans anonymous currency deals
The world's biggest Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox will no longer accept anonymous accounts - the company is determined not to end up the next target of US secret service action. The Japanese exchange, which claims 80 per cent of all Bitcoin trades, said it would continue to allow Bitcoin deposits and withdrawals but any currency transaction will need ID checks. It has taken on more staff to verify accounts and hopes to clear new accounts within 48 hours. The news follows the arrest of five people connected to Liberty Reserve in recent days. The Feds said Liberty Reserve's 200,000 US customers....
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