It will be a problem for a while, as the price drops, people get screwed, and people lose confidence in Bitcoin. However, it is probably best to not have the l

It will be a problem for a while, as the price drops, people get screwed, and people lose confidence in Bitcoin. However, it is probably best to not have the largest exchange be a disaster that has repeatedly shown its technical incompetence. For Bitcoin to move forward, Mt.Gox needs to go. EDIT: in addition, hopefully people will learn from this, and not use exchanges as wallets, and not (try to) make trades on an exchange without doing their research first.