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Discussion => Security => Topic started by: ThaMiddleMan on August 17, 2013, 11:51 pm

Title: Ok Pay for BTC
Post by: ThaMiddleMan on August 17, 2013, 11:51 pm
With mounting pressure on online money exchanges from US regulators, payments processor OKPay has announced that it is suspending processing for all Bitcoin exchanges, including industry leader Mt. Gox.
OKPay itself has had precious little to say publicly about the decision, other than issuing a one-line statement on its website to the effect that it is in the process of suspending its Bitcoin activities.
The headline on the notice says the suspension is temporary, but to hear Mt. Gox tell it, it may be some time before OKPay resumes business with the Bitcoin community.
Title: Re: Ok Pay for BTC
Post by: CrazyBart on August 17, 2013, 11:59 pm
MTGox Statement  {Clearnet}
https://www.mtgox.com/pdf/20130528_okpay_statement.pdf

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Statement Regarding OKPay Integration
Tokyo, Japan, May 28th, 2013 - Mt. Gox has recently been informed by OKPay, one of
our longtime partners, that they are planning to stop performing wire transfers to and from
all Bitcoin exchanges, including Mt. Gox.
OKPay is offering a solution, but in the meantime we want to make sure that Mt. Gox
customers and the Bitcoin community are well-informed about this development. While
we are not completely clear about the dates of the transition, we would like to make a
couple of points clear:
•We will soon stop accepting deposits via OKPay. This may take up to a couple of
weeks, but it will happen eventually.
•Withdrawals to OKPay accounts will not be cut immediately, but will only be
allowed up to the amount that OKPay users have deposited into Mt. Gox via
OKPay. Beyond that amount there are other methods of withdrawal available.
Mt. Gox wishes the best to OKPay, and we look forward to working together more closely
in the future. The Bitcoin economy is going through many changes recently, and we are
positive that they will ultimately work themselves out in the best interests of the
community and the World.
Media Contact
press@mtgox.com
About Mt. Gox
Mt. Gox Co. Ltd. is a privately-owned Japanese corporation based in Tokyo, Japan.
Recognized as the leading exchange for Bitcoin, a digital currency, Mt. Gox has seen
unprecedented global growth in 2013 and is currently focusing on building stronger
infrastructure to promote the spread of Bitcoin throughout the world.