Rumors About Mt. Gox Effect On Bitcoin Resurface, Victims to Receive 150K BTC?
07 Julio 2022 - 02:28PM
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Victims from crypto exchange Mt. Gox hacked could finally see
compensation for their lost Bitcoin. Almost a decade after an
attack forced the platform to shut down, users began a long
litigation process which could be which could bear fruit in the
next coming months. Related Reading | Bitcoin Funding Rates
Are Climbing As Price Continues To Struggle In the crypto space,
people have been following the case due to its potential
implications for the Bitcoin market. In 2014, a bad actor managed
to steal over 850,000 BTC, Mt. Gox managed to recover around
150,000 BTC which could soon enter the market and contribute to the
current downside price action. At the time of writing, BTC’s price
trades at $21,000 with a 4% profit in the last 24 hours. The
cryptocurrency has experienced relief for the first time in weeks
after sustained selling pressure pushed it to a yearly low of
around $17,000. Market participants believe that the 150,000 BTC
unlocked from Mt. Gox will put more stress on a market which seems
ready for taking further losses. According to a document published
by Mt. Gox’s rehabilitation trustee, the entity in charge of
handling compensation, they are making preparations to begin
repayments. This process was dictated and approved on November 15,
2021, by a Japanese court. In order to redeem the funds, the
trustee has asked victims to provide the necessary information,
such as names and addresses. People will be able to choose their
preferred payment method to receive compensation. From cash to
Bitcoin Cash, and Bitcoin, the general consensus points at most
people using BTC to collect their compensation. The rehabilitation
trustee made the following clarification: Rehabilitation Trustee
may, if necessary for the implementation of the Rehabilitation Plan
and with the permission of the Court, set a period during which the
assignment, transfer, succession, provision as collateral, or
disposition by other means of rehabilitation claims are prohibited
(…). Can Bitcoin Withstand A 150K BTC Unlock From Mt. Gox? The
repayment will begin at some point during the end of August 2022
and will end “until all or part of the repayments made as initial
repayment is completed”. The Mt. Gox victims, according to
speculation from the crypto community, purchase their BTC in 2014
which means most redeemers will have an average purchasing price of
around $300 per BTC. Even if someone receives 1 or 2 BTC, they
would have made a massive profit. Thus, why market participants are
speaking about the possibility of a flash crash or another downside
period. CryptoQuant’s Ki-Young Ju provided users with an alert for
the BTC from Mt. Gox wallets to begin flowing away into the market.
MtGox emailed creditors about repayment info. You can set an alert
for $BTC outflows from MtGox wallets at the link below. It's still
quiet for now.https://t.co/RwZCTBP9Ps https://t.co/CgZ0xJ6eNj — Ki
Young Ju (@ki_young_ju) July 7, 2022 Related Reading | Bitcoin
Miners Have Been Dumping, But Price Has Held So Far The crypto
market seems weak because it has been trending to the downside
since November 2021. However, Bitcoin’s current levels, according
to Bloomberg’ Mike McGlone, are similar to those that supported
BTC’s price during some of its darkest periods. Will history repeat
with the Mt. Gox unlock?
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