>>>What the heck are Bitcoins? Have you heard of this "money" phenomenon?
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>>>http://www.businessinsider.com/presentation-what-is-bitcoin-2013-3#
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>>Mt. Gox -- the most well-known Bitcoin exchange opened 60,000 new trading accounts in March. They now open 20,000 new accounts per day. Bubble? Nah...
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>>http://www.businessinsider.com/mt-gox-reveals-how-volume-and-new-accounts-are-exploding-2013-4
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>>I find this fascinating to watch. Human emotions of fear and greed at their most visceral. And in real-time charts too ! <g>
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>This from today: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22105322

Yes, and this is obviously a huge danger and why financial markets like the LSE, NYSE, etc. spend huge sums to ensure up-time for traders. It's only a matter of time before the authorities get involved to regulate it (and take their cut). I wonder if a huge financial scandal needs to happen before they (the authorities) will jump in. And I wonder whether this can spiral into a more serious thing with consequences further afield in the regular financial markets.