MK
exchangemt-gox
Mark Karpeles
Born 1985
CEO of Mt. Gox during its rise and catastrophic collapse. The exchange once handled 70% of all Bitcoin trades before filing for bankruptcy in 2014 with 850,000 BTC missing — the defining exchange failure of Bitcoin's early years.
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ExchangesMajor
Mt. Gox Launched
Jed McCaleb launches what becomes the dominant Bitcoin exchange.
#mt-gox#exchange
SecurityMajor
Mt. Gox Account Database Leaked
60,000 Mt. Gox accounts compromised.
BTC $17#mt-gox
SecurityMajor
Mt. Gox Moves 424,242 BTC Publicly
After a hack, Mt. Gox proves on-chain it still controls its cold wallets.
#mt-gox#exchange
SecurityLegendary
Mt. Gox Bankruptcy
850,000 BTC missing — the largest exchange failure in history.
BTC $550#mt-gox#hack
SecurityLegendary
Mt. Gox 'Lost' 200,000 BTC Found
180,000 BTC suddenly move on-chain while the exchange is bankrupt.
#mt-gox#exchange
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Mt. Gox Repayments Begin
Creditors receive BTC after a decade-long wait.
BTC $55,000#mt-gox#repayment