Short Clip: Mark Karpeles Answers Media Questions
Here's a short little clip that's making its rounds on the web today. By now, we've seen Mt. Gox CEO bow before the press and apologize for the problems the exchange has caused their users (in the way of 'losing' $400+ million worth of bitcoin). But the clip above shows Karpeles answer questions from the press. One response in particular was interesting. So, we had a problem with our system that caused [losses] to our customers, he said. "We identified the problem [and] we are working on this.
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