US froze Bitcoin Mt.Gox account

Bitcoin virtual currency exchanger Mt.Gox faced legal problems in the United States. The company received allegations that its activities did not comply with the laws in force in the States, as well as the requirements for withdrawing Mt.Gox virtual funds owned by US companies and individuals. We are talking about funds that should have been held through the contractor Mt.Gox company Dwolla, but were not carried out.



Based on the latter, Dwolla submitted a lawsuit to the District Court of Maryland, which states that it was she who, according to the agreement previously concluded with Mt.Gox, was to service the American transactions in Bitcoin, but the Japanese exchanger did all the transactions directly, bypassing Dwolla. In the latter, they say that Mt.Gox conducted financial transactions in the United States, but did not have a representative office there, which is against the law.



Maryland Court acknowledged the violation of the law and put freeze all American Bitcoin accounts. In addition, the court issued copies of deliveries to the US Department of Homeland Security and the Customs and Immigration Department. The resolution states that Mt.Gox violates the law on commercial remittances without having a contractor in the States.



Meanwhile, WebMoney recently introduced a new type of WMX currency for bitcoin operations.

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Sources in English:

money.cnn.com/2013/05/16/technology/bitcoin-mt-gox

www.policymic.com/articles/42235/bitcoin-price-2013-mt-gox-world-s-largest-bitcoin-exchange-seized-by-federal-government