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If we're talking about MtGox's decision to keep operating after they'd become insolvent, then it's not disingenuous to compare it to Madoff.

However, comparing them as a whole is disingenuous. MtGox had a legitimate business plan, but screwed up by letting their Bitcoins get stolen. Madoff planned to defraud his investors from the start.




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