China's GBL Bitcoin Exchange Disappears Along With Users' Money
It seems like this type of thing is happening far too frequently, but alas, another occurrence of an exchange disappearing along with users' money has taken place. This time around the exchange is China's GBL (founded May 2013), located online at btc-glb.com was said to have been based in Hong Kong, but detective work done by those in the bitcoin community determined the website was hosted in Beijing, raising red flags. The company also never received a financial services license, making them little more trustworthy than a stranger on the corner asking you for a loan. Despite the signs of....
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