Bitcoin Exchange founder Mark Karpelès speaks to the Wall Street Journal
Mark Karpelès, CEO of defunct Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox, spoke to media for the first time since the supposed theft of 850,000 Bitcoins. Mark Karpelès, former head of Mt. Gox, recently spoke to the Wall Street Journal. This is his first media interview since the theft of approximately half a billion dollars worth of Bitcoin from his exchange last February. The interview was conducted from his home, details of which where revealed in the writeup. A possible oversight for the Wall Street Journal, who should realise that specifying he lives on the top floor of a 33-story building in Tokyo's....
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Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpeles quickly found himself in the crosshairs of the bitcoin community this year following a devastating collapse of the exchange he managed. With hundreds of millions of dollars of investor funds lost, he's easily become one of the most-hated public figures to ever get involved with the digital currency, and he's now speaking up. In an exclusive interview with the Wall Street Journal, Karpeles recounted the moments the exchange executed some of its final trades before shutting down completely.
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Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpeles made a press release today. The failed exchange abandoned the civil rehabilitation procedure and will likely file for liquidation. It seems Mt. Gox has stepped away from its plans to rebuild the exchange under bankruptcy protection. According to The Wall Street Journal, the failed exchange has asked a Tokyo court to allow it to be liquidated. The newspaper cites sources 'familiar with the situation', so absolute certainty cannot be obtained regarding this message. Press release. The people that Wall Street Journal refers to cited the complexity of the....