Reading through the forum posts is really quite illuminating. The childishness of the bitcoin miners/traders is understandable given the demographic that this system appeals to at the moment, but the stunning naivete and downright ignorance of the law that is on display from the Mt. Gox admins is the most remarkable thing to me. At this point I am expecting bitcoin to die not due to its inherent failures as a currency but due to the incompetence of the major bitcoin exchange.