Backronym, I suspect. MtGOX is a lot shorter than the full name spelled out, and it's just a hop, skip, and a jump (crikey, it's just a hop with a side of misin

Backronym, I suspect. MtGOX is a lot shorter than the full name spelled out, and it's just a hop, skip, and a jump (crikey, it's just a hop with a side of misinterpretation, if that) to Mount Gox and Mt Gox. Edit to add: 'neotek has a better answer :)