<p>Mtgox has dollar withdrawal problems. So a dollar within Mt. Gox is worth (valued) less. So you pay more dollars and take your bitcoins out, hence the higher exchange rate.</p>

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Dan
<p>Sorry if this is a basic question, I'm new to this stuff.</p>

<p>Currently, according to cryptocoincharts.info, Bitcoins are trading at $1050 on BTC-E but $1228 on Mt. Gox. How is this possible? What would cause such a large price discrepancy? Shouldn't it be possible to capitalize on this difference by buying at BTC-E and selling at Mt. Gox, and if so shouldn't that tend to equalize the trading prices?</p>

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2013-12-05T05:33:06.650Z
Mtgox has dolor withdrawal problems. So, dolor with mtgox worth (valued) less. So, you pay more dolors and take your bitcoins out. So, the higher exchange rate.
vi.su.
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2013-12-05T05:52:15.813Z
@vi.su. Is the same true for Bitstamp? I see that the Bitstamp rate is also considerably higher than BTC-E, $1130.
TKR
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2013-12-05T06:12:37.030Z
similar to [Is there an efficient way to exploit arbitrages between the different exchanges?](http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/121/is-there-an-efficient-way-to-exploit-arbitrages-between-the-different-exchanges)
dchapes
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Why are Bitcoin prices so different between different markets?
TKR
# Why are Bitcoin prices so different between different markets?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-12-05)

Sorry if this is a basic question, I'm new to this stuff.

Currently, according to cryptocoincharts.info, Bitcoins are trading at $1050 on BTC-E but $1228 on Mt. Gox. How is this possible? What would cause such a large price discrepancy? Shouldn't it be possible to capitalize on this difference by buying at BTC-E and selling at Mt. Gox, and if so shouldn't that tend to equalize the trading prices?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Mtgox has dolor withdrawal problems. So, dolor with mtgox worth (valued) less. So, you pay more dolors and take your bitcoins out. So, the higher exchange rate.  
> **username_0**: @vi.su. Is the same true for Bitstamp? I see that the Bitstamp rate is also considerably higher than BTC-E, $1130.  
> **username_2**: similar to [Is there an efficient way to exploit arbitrages between the different exchanges?](http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/121/is-there-an-efficient-way-to-exploit-arbitrages-between-the-different-exchanges)  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2013-12-05. Score: 0

Mtgox has dollar withdrawal problems. So a dollar within Mt. Gox is worth (valued) less. So you pay more dollars and take your bitcoins out, hence the higher exchange rate.


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