Current Situation of Bitcoin Exchanges is Another Disaster Waiting to Happen: Mark Karpeles
In a recent blog post titled Didn't we learn anything?, the former CEO of the now-bankrupt Bitcoin exchange MtGox, Mark Karpeles has said that, "the current situation (of Bitcoin exchanges) is nothing but another disaster waiting to happen." Mark Karpeles, co-founder of The Bitcoin Foundation, also suggested different methods which could prevent another MtGox style collapse. Earlier in April, his fellow co-founder Gavin Andresen had called him and Charlie Shrem "a disgrace to the cryptocurrency industry." Mark's Two Vital Suggestions. Decentralized Bitcoin Exchanges - The former CEO has....
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