THIS JUST IN: Bitcoin Is Real. Ask the TSA.

THIS JUST IN 2ICYMI: The world of Bitcoin encountered a colossal fart-and-fall-down moment with the landslide of Mt. Gox.

And ICYMI too, Mt. Gox is an acronym for “Magic the Gathering Online Exchange,” because it originally served as a trading hub for cards from a fantasy game. (Please, like we are smart enough to make that up.)

Anywho, Mt. Gox was the world’s largest database of Bitcoin — a uber-nerdy peer-to-peer cryptocurrency. According to Daily Tech, 25,000 Bitcoins were transferred from 478 accounts via the highly trustworthy Mt.

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