Business 11 February 2019

Mt. Gox reboot doesn’t appeal to Japanese regulators

Brock Pierce, the founder of Blockchain Capital, recently revealed plans to try to revive the Mt. Gox cryptocurrency exchange.

Business 8 February 2019

‘Crypto celebrity’ plans to give Mt. Gox clients their money back

Brock Pierce plans to recover the company’s $1.2 billion in assets and to disperse them to those who had their funds locked down in the collapse.

Business 6 February 2019

Mt. Gox trustee bank book exposes crypto dumping

The revelations show significant sell-offs by the trustee, which researchers have linked to specific declines in value in BTC, BCHABC and the wider cryptocurrency sector.

Business 28 December 2018

Disgraced Mt. Gox CEO affirms ‘not guilty’ plea in closing arguments

The former CEO of failed cryptocurrency exchange Mt. Gox has reiterated that he is entirely innocent in the events leading up to its demise, in closing arguments at his trial in Japan.​

Business 13 December 2018

Mt. Gox former CEO says he didn’t do it

Mt. Gox former CEO, Mark Karpeles, is now in a court in Tokyo, responding to accusations that he embezzled millions from the exchange during his tenure.

Business 28 November 2018

Trustee wants deadline extension for Mt. Gox civil claims

Nobuaki Kobayashi has disclosed efforts to convince the courts to grant an extension to the deadline for filing claims, in a move that would afford Mt. Gox claimants more time in lodging their applications for compensation.

Business 19 October 2018

Deadline for Mt. Gox rehabilitation claims filing approaches

With the deadline set at October 22, the race is now on for affected Mt. Gox clients to file their rehabilitation claims, to avoid missing out on the funds they’ve been waiting for.

Business 5 October 2018

Mt. Gox users want California judge to stay lawsuit until February 2019

A case in California is now waiting to be heard by a federal judge to determine if victims of the failed exchange can seek financial relief.

Business 26 September 2018

Mt. Gox trustee publishes final crypto sell-off numbers

The lawyer appointed to oversee the Mt. Gox refunds, Nobuaki Kobayashi, has reportedly liquidated around $230 million worth of Bitcoin BCH and Bitcoin Core (BTC) in the past four months.

Business 14 September 2018

Mt. Gox victims in US can only file claims in Tokyo, judge says

A Pennsylvania judge ruled that the U.S. state has no jurisdiction and that the only legal channel available to affected investors was to launch a suit in Japan, where Mt. Gox was headquartered.

Business 13 September 2018

Mt. Gox allows corporate users to file claims on its website

Corporate users can now start filing their claims with now-defunct Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Mt. Gox.

Business 29 August 2018

Mt. Gox CEO wants to have US lawsuit thrown out

While the trustee in charge of managing the Mt. Gox scandal, Nobuaki Kobayashi, is preparing to make it easier for investors to claim their losses, the cryptocurrency exchange’s former CEO, Mark Karpeles, is having to respond to a number of lawsuits.