Magic The Gathering Online eXchange (MtGOX) refitted to trade a virtual currency which then had to scale massively in a short period of time. Yeah, I'd say the

Magic The Gathering Online eXchange (MtGOX) refitted to trade a virtual currency which then had to scale massively in a short period of time. Yeah, I'd say there are serious architectural problems. This is not a software "design" problem though, it's the inevitable real-world result of software "evolution". It happens. I read they're working on a new platform built from scratch. I bet it's going to kick ass as they've got some real world experience now about what works, what does not and what needs to be hardened.