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whois gox.com Domain Name: GOX.COM Registry Domain ID: 816800_DOMAIN_COM-VRSN Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.godaddy.com Registrar URL: http://w

whois gox.com Domain Name: GOX.COM Registry Domain ID: 816800_DOMAIN_COM-VRSN Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.godaddy.com Registrar URL: http://www.godaddy.com Update Date: 2014-02-24 17:29:44 Creation Date: 1997-10-09 23:00:00 Registrar Registration Expiration Date: 2017-10-08 23:00:00 Registrar: GoDaddy.com, LLC Registrar IANA ID: 146 Registrar Abuse Contact Email: abuse@godaddy.com Registrar Abuse Contact Phone: +1.480-624-2505 Domain Status: clientTransferProhibited Domain Status: clientUpdateProhibited Domain Status: clientRenewProhibited Domain Status: clientDeleteProhibited Registry Registrant ID: Registrant Name: Mark Karpeles Registrant Organization: Tibanne Co. Ltd.

patio11 13y ago
The update date on that and this document recommending an insane and utterly ineffectual rebrand caused me to revise my opinion of its accuracy from "Oh please, nobody, not even Gox, is that stupid" to "I think today will be a very interesting news day."
- 650REDHAIR 13y ago
  How hard would it be to fake that registration though? Create burner email addresses, prepaid cards, etc and setup the domain. Sounds as plausible as all of the other MtGox conspiracies.
  - patio11 13y ago
    On a three letter domain name, that's at least six figures hard.
    - nly 13y ago
      archive.org seems to indicate nothing of any value has used the domain in the last ~18 years Did find this though, which was nostalgic https://web.archive.org/web/19961223071948/http://www.gox.com/ https://web.archive.org/web/19961223071948/http://www.gox.co...
      - GotAnyMegadeth 13y ago
        > You have reached this page because you are using an older browser or are accessing this site via a browser that does NOT support virtual hosts (AOL's browser does NOT). You should upgrade your web browser to one of the following > Netscape Navigator (v.2 or later), Microsoft Internet Explorer (v.2 or later) or Spry Mosaic (v.2 or later). Amazing
- dustcoin 13y ago
  Anyone can register a domain name and list whatever contact information they want, right? The money made through manipulating the market would certainly outweigh the cost of a 3 letter domain name. However, MtGox also suspended trading at the same time the document was released, which adds to the likelihood the it is real.
  - mattm 13y ago
    Pinging the URL points to the same IP address as mtgox.com 46.51.247.57.
    - carbocation 13y ago
      Yes, but that is not informative. Without speculating on the current topic, the person who controls the domain sets both the registrant and the nameservers.
    - mrb 13y ago
      This does not prove anything. Anybody can point a domain to any IP address.
- pvarangot 13y ago
  Hmmm I still think it is a hoax, and a way for someone intelligent to earn a lot of money by manipulating bitcoin prices... The release in April 1st? Domain registered hours ago? Algo mtgox.com is registered in 1api. I don't see why they would switch registrars only for this, and there is a post in Mark Karpeles' blog accusing GoDaddy of shitty security practices: http://blog.magicaltux.net/tag/godaddy/ http://blog.magicaltux.net/tag/godaddy/ Also, if I were on that situation and soundly advised I wouldn't touch a US based registrar for my new domain even with a 10 foot Bitpole.
  - carbocation 13y ago
    gox.com was registered in 1997; it's just the record that was updated today.
    - pvarangot 13y ago
      Of course, its a three letter domain name, it has been transfered. Someone transfered it today, I'm saying that person is not Mark Karpeles because he is using GoDaddy.
      - nly 13y ago
        Maybe the domain was already with GoDaddy, and an inter-client push was just faster? I've taken domains at registrars I'd rather not use to ease things for the other party.
  - cyphunk 13y ago
    All the Whois details for gox.com point to Mark, including contact information and email. So if someone went through the trouble of buying a 3 letter domain to sway the market somehow, and made it look like it was now owned by Mark, they have effectively given the domain to mark as he could simply call up godaddy and use the details of the whois (his email, phone) to obtain full control. So yes, Gox.com probably his now
- rdl 13y ago
  As if hacking GoDaddy domains is particularly difficult.
- wmf 13y ago
  MegaUpload became Mega, so why can't MtGox become Gox? Their slogan could be "you've been Goxed!"
powera 13y ago
A lookup on domaintools.com shows some older information: Domain Name: GOX.COM Registry Domain ID: 816800_DOMAIN_COM-VRSN Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.godaddy.com Registrar URL: http://www.godaddy.com Update Date: 2014-01-21 18:29:05 Creation Date: 1997-10-09 23:00:00 Registrant Name: Andy Booth Registrant Organization: Booth.com Booth.com is a domain reseller, which definitely suggests that somebody purchased the domain very recently.

patio11 13y ago

The update date on that and this document recommending an insane and utterly ineffectual rebrand caused me to revise my opinion of its accuracy from "Oh please, nobody, not even Gox, is that stupid" to "I think today will be a very interesting news day."

650REDHAIR 13y ago
How hard would it be to fake that registration though? Create burner email addresses, prepaid cards, etc and setup the domain. Sounds as plausible as all of the other MtGox conspiracies.
- patio11 13y ago
  On a three letter domain name, that's at least six figures hard.
  - nly 13y ago
    archive.org seems to indicate nothing of any value has used the domain in the last ~18 years Did find this though, which was nostalgic https://web.archive.org/web/19961223071948/http://www.gox.com/ https://web.archive.org/web/19961223071948/http://www.gox.co...
    - GotAnyMegadeth 13y ago
      > You have reached this page because you are using an older browser or are accessing this site via a browser that does NOT support virtual hosts (AOL's browser does NOT). You should upgrade your web browser to one of the following > Netscape Navigator (v.2 or later), Microsoft Internet Explorer (v.2 or later) or Spry Mosaic (v.2 or later). Amazing
dustcoin 13y ago
Anyone can register a domain name and list whatever contact information they want, right? The money made through manipulating the market would certainly outweigh the cost of a 3 letter domain name. However, MtGox also suspended trading at the same time the document was released, which adds to the likelihood the it is real.
- mattm 13y ago
  Pinging the URL points to the same IP address as mtgox.com 46.51.247.57.
  - carbocation 13y ago
    Yes, but that is not informative. Without speculating on the current topic, the person who controls the domain sets both the registrant and the nameservers.
  - mrb 13y ago
    This does not prove anything. Anybody can point a domain to any IP address.
pvarangot 13y ago
Hmmm I still think it is a hoax, and a way for someone intelligent to earn a lot of money by manipulating bitcoin prices... The release in April 1st? Domain registered hours ago? Algo mtgox.com is registered in 1api. I don't see why they would switch registrars only for this, and there is a post in Mark Karpeles' blog accusing GoDaddy of shitty security practices: http://blog.magicaltux.net/tag/godaddy/ http://blog.magicaltux.net/tag/godaddy/ Also, if I were on that situation and soundly advised I wouldn't touch a US based registrar for my new domain even with a 10 foot Bitpole.
- carbocation 13y ago
  gox.com was registered in 1997; it's just the record that was updated today.
  - pvarangot 13y ago
    Of course, its a three letter domain name, it has been transfered. Someone transfered it today, I'm saying that person is not Mark Karpeles because he is using GoDaddy.
    - nly 13y ago
      Maybe the domain was already with GoDaddy, and an inter-client push was just faster? I've taken domains at registrars I'd rather not use to ease things for the other party.
- cyphunk 13y ago
  All the Whois details for gox.com point to Mark, including contact information and email. So if someone went through the trouble of buying a 3 letter domain to sway the market somehow, and made it look like it was now owned by Mark, they have effectively given the domain to mark as he could simply call up godaddy and use the details of the whois (his email, phone) to obtain full control. So yes, Gox.com probably his now
rdl 13y ago
As if hacking GoDaddy domains is particularly difficult.
wmf 13y ago
MegaUpload became Mega, so why can't MtGox become Gox? Their slogan could be "you've been Goxed!"

powera 13y ago

A lookup on domaintools.com shows some older information: Domain Name: GOX.COM Registry Domain ID: 816800_DOMAIN_COM-VRSN Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.godaddy.com Registrar URL: http://www.godaddy.com Update Date: 2014-01-21 18:29:05 Creation Date: 1997-10-09 23:00:00 Registrant Name: Andy Booth Registrant Organization: Booth.com Booth.com is a domain reseller, which definitely suggests that somebody purchased the domain very recently.