Mt. Gox Now Allowing Users to Log In to View Balances
Troubled and now-defunct bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox updated their website on Tuesday morning with what they're calling a 'balance confirmation service', allowing users to log in with a username and password to view their balances at the time the exchange shut down late last month. Already on social media, speculation is rampant, with some even suggesting the login form is a scammer's way of harvesting usernames and passwords. Several users have reported on this Reddit thread that their balances are reported correctly. The login form is accompanied with the following statement: Important....
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