Kraken Selected to Assist in Mt. Gox Liquidation, Investigation

Kraken Selected to Assist in Mt. Gox Liquidation, Investigation

Up and coming cryptocurrency exchange Kraken had some interesting news to deliver on Tuesday, noting that they have been chosen to help out in the liquidation and investigation of Mt. Gox, a Japanese bitcoin exchange that collapsed in spectacular fashion early this year (leading to the loss of hundreds of millions of dollars belonging to investors). On the Kraken blog, it was noted that the San Francisco-based exchange was chosen out of a number of exchanges, calling the process "extensive" and noting that they've been "thoroughly vetted." The exchange says the reasons they were selected....


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