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Tokyo-based Bitcoin blunder exchange MtGox is officially under US bankruptcy protection, after a Texas court granted approval to start Chapter 15 proceedings for the failed marketplace. MtGox applied for bankruptcy protection in the US and Japan, and has put together a plan to settle class-action sue-balls investors have …

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  1. Anonymous Coward
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    1 Bitcoin

    There's some irony in there somwhere.

    The company that ran off with peoples real money, and lost their make believe money is now bought by a token gesture of more make believe money.

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  2. Anonymous Coward 101

    "Gonzague Gay-Bouchery"

    This name is surely a joke?

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    1. Ben Bonsall
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      Re: "Gonzague Gay-Bouchery"

      Not to mention, illegal in many jurisdictions.

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      1. wowfood
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        Re: "Gonzague Gay-Bouchery"

        Just don't do a google image search for him.

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  3. Crazy Operations Guy

    It was inevitable when you really think about it.

    Who would have guessed that a fan-created website for exchanging trading cards wouldn't be all that great at accounting?

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    1. Steve 114
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      Re: It was inevitable when you really think about it.

      And who would have guessed that old Mr. Lloyd's coffee house could have become a global centre for insurance? (Much the same result for the 'Names' there, though).

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    2. Old Handle
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      Re: It was inevitable when you really think about it.

      In the same sense that Enron was "not great at accounting".

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  4. Stevie

    Bah!

    ... and my Magic: The Gathering cards?

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  5. Barbarian At the Gates

    Bought for 1 BTC?

    Hope they don't lose this one too.

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