2024-01-24
https://claims.mtgox.com/#tab-English
On Jan 23, 2024, according to Wu
Blockchain and a Reddit post; Mt. Gox sent emails to users to confirm and
verify the ownership of the exchange address accounts for payment of BTC, BCH
and Yen.
Mt. Gox plans to distribute 142,000 BTC
($5.64 billion), 143,000 BCH ($33.48 million), and 69 billion Yen ($465.7
million).
Mt. Gox founded in 2006 by Jed McCaleb. He is an American
programmer. Mt. Gox based in Tokyo, Japan. McCaleb sold Mt. Gox to
Mark Kapeles in 2011.
Mt. Gox was the biggest Bitcoin exchange in the
world. According to the book Kings of Crypto pg.56. In
2013, 70% of global buying and selling of bitcoins took place at Mt. Gox.
Mt. Gox was hacked in 2014, the hacker took between 740,000 and
850,000 BTC worth around $500 million at that time. The exchange could recover
only 20% of stolen BTC.
