Mt. Gox Moves 16,000 Bitcoins
The now-defunct digital currency exchange Mt. Gox reportedly shifted 16,000 bitcoins from its vaults to an undisclosed address. At the current rate, this accounts for more than $140 million in bitcoins transferred, according to The Independent. Should these bitcoins all be sold at once, it could have a disastrous effect on the price of the digital currency. Cryptocurrency analyst Ivo Jonkers believes that "the Mt. Gox trustees have moved the funds to a wallet belonging to an exchange desk. The last time this happened, Mt. Gox proceeded to sell the funds at market rate, practically sending the entire market in the red. I wouldn't be surprised if this happens again." While this may be problematic for the market more broadly, with bitcoin at a local high in terms of value, it is easy to understand why the holders of this collection may be interested in selling now.
Another Prominent Critic Emerges
At the same time, the founding CEO of Paypal Holdings, Inc. (PYPL), Bill Harris, has joined the list of prominent business figures to speak scathingly about digital currencies and bitcoin in particular. In a recent post, Harris described bitcoin as a "colossal pump-and-dump scheme." He event went so far as to state his opinion directly: "Okay, I'll say it: bitcoin is a scam," he wrote. At the same time, the MIT Technology Review has recently published a plan indicating three different ways that the world's leading digital currency could be destroyed.
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