The defunct Mt Gox exchange transferred roughly 10,608 BTC, worth about $953 million, to a new wallet, its first large-scale bitcoin movement in eight months and a shift that revived concerns over creditor repayments. The First Big Move in Many Months A Mt Gox-labeled cold wallet moved about 10,608 BTC, valued at roughly $953 million, […]
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Decentralized prediction market platform Polymarket has set its sights on Japan, appointing a local representative and launching a formal lobbying effort aimed at securing government authorization by 2030. Japanese Market Entry With a Strong Lobby Push Polymarket, the blockchain-based prediction market that hit its first $10 billion monthly trading volume in March 2026, is making […]
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Mark Karpelès has proposed a Bitcoin hard fork to recover nearly 80,000 BTC tied to the 2011 Mt Gox hack — and the idea was swiftly shut down on Bitcoin Core’s Github as spam. Karpelès Seeks Consensus Rule Change to Unlock Dormant 2011 Mt Gox Coins Mark Karpelès, former CEO of the now-defunct Mt Gox, […]
]]>In a move that has stirred the cryptocurrency community, Mt. Gox, the notorious exchange that halted withdrawals in 2014 after a massive hacking incident, has recently sent 24,052 BTC, worth about $2.43 billion, to a new wallet labeled “1N7jW.” The timing of the transaction seems rather auspicious, occurring just as Bitcoin itself was breaking through the $100,000 mark. Speculation has, of course, run wild among Twitter crypto pundits as to what this all means. Most, however, seem to agree that any potential operational liquidation of the assets won’t have a major immediate impact on the crypto market. The Return of
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According to Arkham Intelligence and onchain analytics, custodians overseeing Mt Gox’s bitcoin holdings have transferred 11,833.64 BTC, valued at over $1 billion based on prevailing bitcoin prices. The substantial bitcoin (BTC) transaction occurred Wednesday at block height 886,484, involving precisely 11,833.64 BTC, equating to roughly $1.066 billion. Arkham promptly informed the crypto community via X […]
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Bankrupt crypto exchange Mt. Gox has shuffled nearly 1,620 Bitcoin through a series of unknown wallets less than two weeks after it did the same with over 24,000 BTC.
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The former crypto executive was previously arrested in Poland in 2021 over related matters but was released after 40 days.
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Long-bankrupt crypto exchange Mt. Gox moved over 24,000 Bitcoin to an unknown address after the cryptocurrency struck above $100,000.
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More than $9.4 billion worth of Bitcoin was owed to about 127,000 Mt. Gox creditors for over 10 years.
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Around 500 BTC has been moved from a Mt. Gox-associated address but it is unclear if this is related to repayments.
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