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Comment on Bitcoin’s Value Falls 10% as Faltering Mt.Gox Exchange Continues to Implodeparent

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Default risk. The price for a bitcoin that is currently held by Mt.Gox factors in the market's expectation that said bitcoin will be able to be redeemed from Mt.Gox. Analogous to why your bank charges you a higher interest rate on a loan if you have a poor credit score, to compensate them for the perceived risk that you fail to repay the loan.

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