Investor Group Optimistic in Fight to Stop Mt. Gox Liquidation

Investor Group Optimistic in Fight to Stop Mt. Gox Liquidation

A group of investors are seeking to stop the defunct Japan-based bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox from being liquidated following its failed bankruptcy bid. A final decision will be made by 9th May by a court-appointed administrator as to whether or not Sunlot Holdings - which represents the investor group - is granted permission to buy out the exchange. Mt. Gox was placed into liquidation on 16th April, with Japanese courts citing the difficulty in resurrecting the exchange as well as the dwindling likelihood of this possibility as key reasons for recommending the move. However, it's exactly this....


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