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He didn't say anything about the current owner, only the original intent of the name. Even then, I think your reaction might be a little over the top.

• nwh 13y ago
  The insinuation is that the current site is somehow tainted by it's use back in 2007, but as far as I can find [1] it was never anything but a "coming soon"page. It's fairly common to ridicule it's current use in the Bitcoin world by associating the currency exchange with playing cards. [1]: http://web.archive.org/web/20070817170606/http://mtgox.com/gwt/mtgox.php http://web.archive.org/web/20070817170606/http://mtgox.com/g...
  • Ntrails 13y ago
    Why would anyone consider mtg something worthy of ridicule?
    • lslsslsl 13y ago
      Because it's a game played by nerds. :) But seriously, associating MtGox with a place to sell playing cards might detract from the serious intentions of the site. Idk.
    • zeckalpha 13y ago
      The same reason they consider bitcoin worthy of ridicule.
  • shadytrees 13y ago
    No way. MTG is super awesome; the fact that Mt.Gox is indirectly linked to Magic only makes it cooler.