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To balance out the critique I would like to point out that this has nothing to do with an inherent insecurity or fault in the bitcoin currency, but with the way the current marketplaces handle their security.

It is however a PR nightmare for an up and coming currency that the bitcoin 'user community' will have to handle better to have a chance to be mainstream recognized as a 'real' currency.

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This is very important to point out. For those who aren't very familiar with the system a story like this says: "bitcoins aren't safe" when the message they should get is: "bitcoin exchanges don't have a great track record for security"

Once again, if you want real safety in trading bitcoin, do it "over-the-counter" on irc. The "low-tech" solution can sometimes prove to be the best.

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