1) People trying to make the price of bitcoins drop, so that they can buy low and sell high. (This possibility is called out in the article.)
2. Criminals trying to extract a ransom from Mt. Gox, which is losing a lot of revenue and trust every minute their site is down.
1) People trying to make the price of bitcoins drop, so that they can buy low and sell high. (This possibility is called out in the article.)
2. Criminals trying to extract a ransom from Mt. Gox, which is losing a lot of revenue and trust every minute their site is down.