Formal Claims Process for Customers of Mt. Gox Begins
It's been a long time coming, but Mt. Gox customers who lost their funds can finally make claims against the exchange, which filed for bankruptcy in February of 2014. According to the Notice of Commencement of Filing of Bankruptcy Claims issued on April 22, 2015, by bankruptcy trustee Nobuaki Kobayashi, users can register their claims online under....
Related News
Mt Gox customers can now formally make a claim against the defunct exchange, with the potential to receive their payout in bitcoin. The process is being overseen by exchange Kraken, appointed to assist Mt Gox's bankruptcy trustee Nobuaki Kobayashi last November. According to instructions posted on the Mt Gox homepage, account holders have until 29th May (Japan time) to fill out forms directly from the site, or open an account with Kraken and begin from there. The online claims process is available as the large majority of Mt Gox's 100,000 creditors live outside Japan, enabling them to....
Today the Bitcoin community was presented with great News. It seems that MTGox customers will now be able to claim their lost Bitcoin. An MTGox trustee has opened a two-way process for customers who lost their funds. MtgGox customers will be able to initiate this process either through Kraken or through claims.mtgox.com, a special MTGox platform created for this purpose only. The announcement suggests that customers can log-in into their Mt. Gox account at claims.mtgox.com to make this claim, or they can attempt to claim via Kraken. Tthe Kraken exchange was last year selected by Mt. Gox’s....
A claims process for Cryptopia creditors has started following a 2019 hack. The liquidator of now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange Cryptopia has launched the claims process to reimburse creditors following a 2019 hack.Professional services firm Grant Thornton, Cryptopia’s assigned liquidator, officially announced on Dec. 9 that creditors can now start the claims process on the Cryptopia claims portal.The claims process requires creditors to register on the Cryptopia claims portal and confirm details regarding their Cryptopia account. “Only verified account holders can register in the claims....
Mt Gox customers can now receive bankruptcy distributions in Bitcoin, among several other benefits by becoming a user of the cryptocurrency exchange Kraken. According to the San Francisco-based Bitcoin exchange's official blog post, Kraken has begun the process of accepting Mt Gox creditor claims and is offering up to $1 million in free trade volume per creditor as a bonus for claiming funds through Kraken. With the support of Kraken, the Mt Gox's trustee has been able to create a system which will enable customers to file bankruptcy claims and receive compensation via a smooth and simple....
International hedge funds are said to be moving to purchase claims held by customers of failed bitcoin exchange startup Mt Gox. The Financial Times reported this morning that as many as four hedge funds are moving to buy claims related to the Japan-based bitcoin firm, seeking a possible windfall should creditors be made whole. Documents obtained by CoinDesk indicate that Argo Partners, a New York-based firm that focuses specifically on investing in failing or bankrupt companies, is among those seeking to purchase claims. Argo Partners did not immediately respond to a request for comment.....