Mt. Gox Users Given More Time to File Bankruptcy Claims Online

Mt. Gox Users Given More Time to File Bankruptcy Claims Online

Mt. Gox Bankruptcy Trustee, Attorney Nobuaki Kobayashi, today announced to extend the deadline for Bitcoin exchange users to file their bankruptcy claims online. According to the updated details, Mt. Gox users can now file fresh claims by 12 pm on July 29, 2015 (Japan Time), as opposed to the previous deadline, which was May 29, 2015. The new update also allows users to make changes to their filed applications (for example, change in address, company name, etc.) However users cannot modify the amount that they had claimed during the first filing. Excerpt from the notice: "Nearer the time....


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