Bitfloor Indefinitely Suspends Bitcoin Trading

Posted by timothy on Thursday April 18, 2013 @01:00AM from the fun-while-it-lasted dept.

PerformanceDude writes "Bitfloor (a New York-based online exchange for Bitcoin) yesterday made the following announcement on their website: I am sorry to announce that due to circumstances outside of our control BitFloor must cease all trading operations indefinitely. Unfortunately, our US bank account is scheduled to be closed and we can no longer provide the same level of USD deposits and withdrawals as we have in the past. As such, I have made the decision to halt operations and return all funds. Over the next days we will be working with all clients to ensure that everyone receives their funds. Please be patient as we process your request. Roman — bitfloor.com" According to the company's Twitter account, money should be returned to users' bank accounts shortly.

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Clearly this is the work of... by Anne_Nonymous · 2013-04-18 01:06 · Score: 4, Funny

>> US bank account is scheduled to be closed
Clearly this is the work of the Illuminati Lizard People.
1. Re:Clearly this is the work of... by Anonymous Coward · 2013-04-18 02:01 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Lizard People
  We prefer "Reptilian-American", thank you.
Re:Blanks. Fill them in. by Anonymous Coward · 2013-04-18 01:30 · Score: 5, Funny

Well in fairness to them, it sounds a lot better than "we decided to hop on the bitcoin-ponzi-scheme bandwagon and it bit us in the ass."
Re:Why? by Black+Parrot · 2013-04-18 01:33 · Score: 4, Funny

What's is the story here?
This is Slashdot: The story is "bitcoin something something".

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