This phenomenon has been referred to as the «Mt. Gox Premium», which posits that restrictions on US dollar withdrawals have led to bitcoins trading at a higher price on Mt.
Gox than the other exchanges.
Not exact matches
The findings of the study leave Bitcoin buyers in a dilemma: According to the study's empirical analysis, «Mt.
Gox and Intersango are less likely to close
than other exchanges» because of their high volume, the authors write.
Please share any thoughts you have on why
Gox is more volatile
than other exchanges in the comments.
The most direct contributor to the day's decline was the revelation that more
than 4,500 BTC were reported stolen from online black market Silk Road 2.0, which failed to adequately respond to transaction malleability issues that were earlier reported by Mt.
Gox, Bitstamp and
other exchanges.
Thursday saw faith in Mt.
Gox decline, as prices dropped more
than 30 % below those observed on
other exchanges.
For many businesses accepting Bitcoin and then needing to in turn
exchange Bitcoin for USD or
other currencies, the Mt.
Gox / Dwolla debacle has held up ease of
exchange and transaction and left the the price of Bitcoin at a lower point
than previous peaks in April and May.
If the Mt.
Gox trustee continues to dump large amounts of bitcoin on cryptocurrency
exchanges rather
than in the OTC market wherein big buyers can trade with each
other, the price of bitcoin will continue to be affected by the sale.