The announcement comes after Mt Gox suffered last week an increase in the volume of deposits and cash withdrawals , which has caused the greatest platform for exchanging bitcoins , as she declared , had difficulties in processing transactions and there have been delays , so it is working on the implementation of a new computer system.
The temporary suspension of the withdrawal of deposits occurred only in dollars , but this is the most used for trading on the currency exchange platforms . Mt Gox has asked users confidence that their deposits in bitcoins both the transfers made in this period are safe.
Mt Gox Bitcoin and expansion are under scrutiny by the U.S. authorities , like other virtual currency , fearing they are being used for money laundering , which is already highlighted an FBI report a few months ago . Last May, the founder of the electronic payment platform Liberty Reserve, Arthur Budovky , was arrested at the airport of Madrid- Barajas accused of money laundering. In a coordinated operation between five countries Budovky was accused of laundering more than 6,000 million through more than 55 million illegal transactions worldwide .
The non- regulation of bitcoin is decentralized currency is a big concern for central banks. Is unregulated and anyone, not Fed or ECB act on it but that national authorities can you monitor the role of the platforms of exchange and bank accounts in which they operate.
Volatility is a constant in the price of bitcoin . The currency started 2013 with a value of $ 13.5, arrived in April to 230 , then dropped to $ 110 in the traded today, according to bitcoincharts.com platform. The decision to Mt Gox has not caused major changes in its price , which today has fluctuated between 115 and $ 17.
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