I was selling a significant amount of Bitcoins in January. I wanted to use Mt Gox because of higher rate. I did not think there was a real possibility of the wh

I was selling a significant amount of Bitcoins in January. I wanted to use Mt Gox because of higher rate. I did not think there was a real possibility of the whole exchange going down. However, I did not pass identity verification because of some minor problem. So I sold the Bitcoins on Bitstamp and had money in the bank a day later. I was really really lucky.