While it's true the Silk Road BTC value is linked to MtGox, it's a slightly different one compared to what they have at the moment at MtGox - for specific information see my thread Exact Value of Bitcoin on Silk Road for different Currencies: dkn255hz262ypmii.onion/index.php?topic=171142.msg1240016I don't see how Silk Road could solve this problem short of creating their own exchange which would hold the majority of the market, not very likely to happen. I agree it's unfortunate that we're stuck with something as bad as MtGox but the reality is no other exchange has been able to step up to the plate yet, which is kind of sad considering they don't have to be that good to begin with to exceed them. For an interesting view point from Max Keiser what's wrong with MtGox, see Keiser Report: Magic of Bitcoin Gathering (E432) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbSOHwCOnG0