In February 2014, Mt. Gox said about 850,000 bitcoin had gone missing. Weeks later it found 200,000 in an old wallet, leaving about 650,000 missing: roughly 5% of all bitcoin then in existence.
US prosecutors allege hackers kept taking coins for years. They are charged and presumed innocent. The CEO was convicted in Japan in 2019 of altering records, not of embezzlement.
The trustee still holds about 34,000 $BTC . Repayment deadline: 31 Oct 2026.
Does it finally hold?
US prosecutors allege hackers kept taking coins for years. They are charged and presumed innocent. The CEO was convicted in Japan in 2019 of altering records, not of embezzlement.
The trustee still holds about 34,000 $BTC . Repayment deadline: 31 Oct 2026.
Does it finally hold?