Mt. Gox Account Database Leaked

60,000 Mt. Gox accounts compromised.

BTC Price

$17

Importance

75/100

People

Mark Karpeles

Related Events

Mt. Gox Launched Mt. Gox Bankruptcy

Credentials for 60,000 Mt. Gox accounts were published online. The exchange suspended trading for a week — an early warning about centralized exchange risk.

What else happened around this time?

July 17, 2010ExchangesMajor

Mt. Gox Launched

Jed McCaleb launches what becomes the dominant Bitcoin exchange.

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February 24, 2014SecurityLegendary

Mt. Gox Bankruptcy

850,000 BTC missing — the largest exchange failure in history.

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February 9, 2011PriceNotable

Bitcoin Reaches $1.00

BTC achieved parity with the US dollar on Mt. Gox.

BTC $1#parity#price-milestone

February 9, 2011PriceLegendary

Bitcoin Reaches $1

1 BTC = $1 USD for the first time on Mt. Gox.

BTC $1#parity#milestone