MtGox Sets Up Call Center For Worried Bitcoiners

An anonymous reader writes "Did you lose bitcoins in the MtGox debacle and are worried that you'll never get them back? Fear not, a call center has been set up in Japan to help allay your fears. From the article: 'Bitcoin investors left hanging by the sudden shuttering of the MtGox electronic market will soon have a way to learn more about the fate of their cryptocurrency holdings—a Japanese phone hotline. In an announcement on the company's website, MtGox said that a call center had been set up to handle inquiries about the company. The call center will go live on the morning of March 3, Japan time.'"

Another possible ending to that call

[DaveV1.0]

Handler: You didn't have any money with us, sir.
Caller: What?!?!? I had 100 BitCoins with you!!!! I am going to sue you!
Handler:: You just had some bytes with us, sir. Do you remember when you posted that copying music against copyright shouldn't be a crime because it was just bytes and nothing tangible and had little, if any, value? We will gladly compensate you for the value of the bytes you lost, the bytes that you have publicly stated have little if any value. See you in court
Caller:Gahhhhhhhh!!!!!!

Re:Regulation of currency

[drinkypoo]

I mostly agree with you, bitcoin fans are living in denial.

However, a "safe" way to manage your bitcoins is to keep them in multiple distributed wallets that you control.

And the idea IS that the invisible hand will eventually prevent these collapses. In the meantime, there will be more of them. That can only happen if the invisible hand stops fucking you, also. Otherwise it's too busy.

A call to the call center

[Esteanil]

Here's how I see it going:
"Are all my bitcoins gone?"
-"Yes."
-"Oh..."
-"Have a good day"
*click*

And here's the call centre script

[Minwee]

Lister: Where are everyone's Bitcoins Hol?
Holly: They're gone Dave.
Lister: Whose are?
Holly: Everybody's Dave.
Lister: What Captain Holister's?
Holly: Everybody's Bitcoins are gone Dave.
Lister: What Todd Hunter's?
Holly: Everybody's Bitcoins are gone Dave.
Lister: What Selby's?
Holly: They're all gone, everybody's Bitcoins are gone Dave.
Lister: Peterson's aren't, are they?
Holly: Everybody's Bitcoins are gone Dave.
Lister: Not Chen's?
Holly: Gorden Bennet, yes Chen's, everybody's. Everybody's Bitcoins are gone Dave.
Lister: Rimmer's?
Holly: They're gone Dave, everybody's Bitcoins are gone, everybody's Bitcoins are gone Dave.
Lister: Wait, are you trying to tell me everybody's Bitcoins are gone?