Mt. Gox CEO Issues New Statement, Claims He's Still in Japan
Mt. Gox has issued yet another brief statement and this time it is coming straight from CEO Mark Karpeles. The troubled exchange issued a very short statement late yesterday, saying that it decided to "close all transactions" for the time being in order to "protect the site" and its users. No change. The latest statement won't do much to reassure customers, either. Here is what Karpeles had to say: February 26th 2014. Dear MtGox Customers, As there is a lot of speculation regarding Mt. Gox and its future, I would like to use this opportunity to reassure everyone that I am still in Japan,....
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