Independent Investigators Find Fresh Details on Mt. Gox
Tokyo-based Bitcoin Security Specialists Wizsec recently published a protracted report, revealing the suspicious behavior of Mt. Gox trading bot Willy. Due to their non disclosure agreements with the official investigators, the private investigation firm revealed only a handful of details which they believed were "safe" enough to made public. In their censored dispatch, Wizsec elaborated how Willy bought a large number of Bitcoins (around 250,000 BTC) within a specific period. This buyout reportedly was the ultimate source of 2013's famous rally towards $1000 mark. The following graph from....
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The team of investigators requested past data and transaction details from Korea Digital Exchange.
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In what is seen as a boost for Mirror Trading International (MTI) investors, United States investigators are said to have joined the probe into the collapsed bitcoin scheme. According to a report, the U.S. investigators’ goal for joining this probe is to help “recover the assets of out-of-pocket investors.” FBI Interest Confirmation of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation’s involvement in the MTI case comes just a few days after reports emerged that the scheme’s masterminds had filed an application seeking to stall the liquidation process. As reported by....