Yeah, I thought this as well- why the hell, if you had access to all the accounts, you wouldn't just take all the coins. But- mtgox is the main exchange (hand

Yeah, I thought this as well- why the hell, if you had access to all the accounts, you wouldn't just take all the coins. But- mtgox is the main exchange (handles 90% of volume), so how would you launder the money elsewhere? There just wouldn't be the volume to get it out. Also, everyone can trace bitcoins- if you took them, people can see what you are doing with them. I think this was possibly the easier, surefire way to go.