Along the lines of the real world PITA you acknowledged at the end: getting dollars out of mtgox is a nightmare and don't expect for a second that you won't be

Along the lines of the real world PITA you acknowledged at the end: getting dollars out of mtgox is a nightmare and don't expect for a second that you won't be giving up all your info to the government. I had some BTC lying around there for a year or so. When I came back, they had upgraded their security methods to the point where I had to: -submit proof of residence -submit a valid photo ID -wait several days -ask for verification on dwolla -wait several days In addition, there is a disclaimer on mtgox explicitly forbidding Tor and using proxies. There's not a shred of anonymity in this process.