Ultimate Catastrophe References

Twitter/Xer / X

u/BrockPierce. ‘Pierce to revive Mt. Gox.’ Twitter. [9 Feb. 2019]. https://twitter.com/brockpierce/status/1094277465935990784

u/CharlieShrem. ‘I remember when you and I on IRC held the weight of the bitcoin world on our shoulders. Good times.’ X. [5 July 2024]. https://x.com/CharlieShrem/status/1809271451947762022

u/JedMcCaleb. ‘No I sold my 12% for $1 to some people that were trying to save mtgox from bankruptcy when it came out that Mark had lost all the btc.’ Twitter. [27 Sept. 2017]. https://twitter.com/JedMcCaleb/status/913007732755533824

u/MagicalTux. ‘@TheBitcoinNews @TheBitcoinArmy Nothing much will happen on that front while the US govt is shutdown.’ Twitter. [6 Oct. 2013]. https://twitter.com/MagicalTux/status/386658820178444288

u/MagicalTux. ‘No. No purchase agreement was ever even drafted, and the court didn’t approve the LOI.’ Twitter. [10 Feb. 2019]. https://twitter.com/MagicalTux/status/1094416697878933504

u/MagicalTux. ‘Tips when your company goes bankrupt (actually applies to everything legal in my experience): Don’t talk about it on social networks.’ X. [12 Nov. 2022]. https://twitter.com/MagicalTux/status/1591295272621314049

u/MagicalTux. ‘Wtf? How do you get this kind of coverage in this kind of situation?’ X. [19 Nov. 2022]. https://twitter.com/MagicalTux/status/1593737614439624706
u/MagicalTux. ‘MtGox customers have finally started receiving Bitcoins!…’ X. [5 July 2024]. https://x.com/MagicalTux/status/1809160135211975098

u/olivierjanss. ‘I have black on white proof of Mark Karpeles making multiple death threats against an ex-employee.’ Twitter. [16 Jan. 2015]. https://twitter.com/olivierjanss/status/555889044618346498

u/wizsecurity. ‘The US Department of Justice just unsealed a 2019 indictment against two more people it thinks participated in the Mt.Gox hack.’ X. [9 June 2023]. https://twitter.com/wizsecurity/status/1667198164745744384

u/wizsecurity. ‘Reassuringly the indictment lines up with the results of our own investigation. Following those publications, numerous tips over the years.’ X. [9 June 2023]. https://twitter.com/wizsecurity/status/1667198168650633218

u/KimNilsson. ‘Kim Nilsson in MtGoxCreditors.’ Telegram. [29 Sept. 2017]. https://t.me/mtgoxcreditors/241

u/thomasbrazziel. ‘Django bits in MtGoxCreditors.’ Telegram. [12 Jan. 2023]. https://t.me/mtgoxcreditors/67798

Reddit/forums

u/andybutshorter. ‘Hi Peter @vessenes, did you submit a $16bn claim in the Mt Gox civil rehabilitation? 0.3% of Japanese GDP?’ Reddit. [29 Jan. 2019]. https://twitter.com/andybutshorter/status/1090235709963886593

u/andypagonthemove. ‘Confirmed: Coinlab has submitted a $16bn claim.’ Reddit. [1 Feb. 2019]. https://www.reddit.com/r/mtgoxinsolvency/comments/am0s6r/confirmed_coinlab_has_submitted_a_16bn_claim/efii1vh

Ashley Barr. ‘I’m Ashley Barr, A.K.A “Adam Turner”, the first Mt.Gox employee, and alleged DPR (:/). AMA.’ Reddit. [1 Aug. 2015]. https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/3fe92x/im_ashley_barr_aka_adam_turner_the_first_mtgox

u/b426. ‘Checking into a motel to end it tall tonight. Need reason to live. Lost 150 in MT.Gox.’ Reddit. [2023]. https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1zusmq/checking_into_a_motel_to_end_it_tall_tonight_need

Bitcoin Talk. ‘POLL: Do you think Mt.Gox will survive?’ Bitcoin Talk. [14 Feb. 2014]. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=483905.0

u/bitcoinwhistle. ‘10,000 offer on Bitstamp.’ Reddit. [24 Feb. 2014]. https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1yraho/10000_offer_on_bitstamp/

bitjedi. ‘DJ Mt. Gox lawyer: Filed for bankruptcy protection Y6.5B debt – updated.’ Bitcoin Talk. [28 Feb. 2014]. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=492006.msg5424081#msg5424081

Bitnicity. ‘Re: Broken BTC withdrawals on Gox.’ Bitcoin Talk. [7 Feb. 2014]. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=431117.msg4989704#msg4989704

u/bruce_fenton. ‘My conversation with Mark from Mt. Gox – my questions on what happened.’ Reddit. [28 Feb. 2014]. https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1z6phy/my_conversation_with_mark_from_mt_gox_my

u/cardevitoraphicticia. ‘Real life stories of people screwed at Gox…’ Reddit. [1 Mar. 2014]. https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1z8hf7/real_life_stories_of_people_screwed_at_gox

casascius. ‘Mt.Gox is changing owners.’ Bitcoin Talk. [16 Mar. 2011]. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4187.msg66477#msg66477

chihlidog. ‘Re: I’m MtGox, here’s my side.’ Bitcoin Talk. [20 June 2011]. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=20250.msg253444#msg253444

u/Chilltyperiod. ‘MtGox announcement to stop BTC withdrawals.’ Reddit. [7 Feb. 2014]. https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1x91xq/comment/cf99c7p

u/CoinSearcher. ‘My protest at MtGox Offices – 5 to 7th February 2014, Tokyo, Japan.’ Reddit. [7 Feb. 2014].

https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1x9gue/my_protest_at_mtgox_offices_5_to_7th_february
cypherdoc. ‘Mt.Gox SCAM? $38 million disappeared. Large sums affected.’ Bitcoin Talk. [6 Feb. 2014]. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=451225.msg4967431#msg4967431

u/DanielJKelman. ‘Open letter to Mark Karpeles: Voluntary reorganization is the best option for us all.’ Reddit. [26 Feb. 2014]. https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1yyrvf/open_letter_to_mark_karpeles_voluntary/cfpe8gt

DrApricot. ‘Mark talking to anarchystar.’ Bitcoin Talk. [27 May 2014]. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=497847.msg6952045#msg6952045

u/EdgarSargent12. ‘CoinLab claim.’ Reddit. [19 Mar. 2019]. https://www.reddit.com/r/mtgoxinsolvency/comments/b2orro/coinlab_claim

Elwar. ‘Reminder: Mt Gox owns the Bitcoin trademark.’ Bitcoin Talk. [21 Feb. 2014]. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=478377.0

u/evoorhees. ‘Some words for my friends.’ Reddit. [25 Feb. 2014]. https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1yv6ph/some_words_for_my_friends

Rick Falkvinge. ‘Major Bitcoin exchange not executing withdrawals; now owes clients $38M in disappeared money.’ Falkvinge on Liberty. [4 Feb. 2014]. https://falkvinge.net/2014/02/04/major-bitcoin-exchange-not-executing-withdrawals-now-owes-clients-38m-in-disappeared-money

Rick Falkvinge. ‘Gox goes belly-up after losing a billion dollars without noticing; blames fault in corporate bookkeeping protocols.’ Falkvinge on Liberty. [25 Feb. 2014]. http://falkvinge.net/2014/02/25/gox-goes-belly-up-after-losing-a-billion-dollars-without-noticing-blames-fault-in-corporate-bookkeeping-protocol

Rick Falkvinge. ‘The Gox crater: Crowd detectives reveal billion-dollar heist as inside job.’ Falkvinge on Liberty. [28 Feb. 2014]. https://falkvinge.net/2014/02/28/the-gox-crater-crowd-detectives-reveal-billion-dollar-heist-as-inside-job

u/fantasticsid. ‘MtGox statement regarding DDoS and trading lag on Facebook.’ Reddit. [4 Apr. 2013]. https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1bmwsa/mtgox_statement_regarding_ddos_and_trading_lag_on

u/fhctpr. ‘Mark Karpeles on bail.’ Reddit. [14 July 2016]. https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/4sszae/comment/d5bw6bx

u/fuckjeah. ‘MtGox statement regarding DDoS and trading lag on Facebook.’ Reddit. [4 Apr. 2013]. https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1bmwsa/comment/c988z5l

u/genjix. ‘Someone fucked up and lost ALOT of money.’ Bitcoin Talk. [29 Oct. 2011]. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=50206.msg598125#msg598125

u/goldmongler. ‘MtGox is changing owners.’ Bitcoin Talk. [14 Mar. 2011]. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4187.msg65125#msg65125

u/Gorwindbag. ‘I am surprised nobody mentions this article yet. McCaleb and Karpeles talking about goxbot in email.’ Reddit. [19 May 2016]. https://www.reddit.com/r/Buttcoin/comments/4k3n9f/comment/d3cux4y

u/herecomethebees. ‘Mt.Gox denying BTC withdrawls.’ Reddit. [12 Aug. 2013]. https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1k81p5/mtgox_denying_btc_withdrawls

u/idlestabilizer. ‘Mark Karpeles arrested.’ Reddit. [2 Aug. 2015]. https://www.reddit.com/r/mtgoxinsolvency/comments/3fcxx4/comment/ctotfnp

u/jaminunit. ‘Coinlab are the biggest scammers in bitcoin. Worse than onecoin worse than bitconnect.’ Reddit. [15 Jan. 2021]. https://www.reddit.com/r/mtgoxinsolvency/comments/ky5zdi/coinlab_are_the_biggest_scammers_in_bitcoin_worse

u/jespow. ‘Re: The dumpening.’ Reddit. [8 Mar. 2018]. https://www.reddit.com/r/mtgoxinsolvency/comments/82ykgu/re_the_dumpening

u/jhansen858. ‘Mark Karpeles arrested.’ Reddit. [1 Aug. 2015]. https://www.reddit.com/r/mtgoxinsolvency/comments/3fcxx4/comment/ctnlfhl

u/jonald_fyookball. ‘MtGox announce finding of 200,000 lost BTC!’ Bitcoin Talk. [22 Mar. 2014]. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=523917.msg5832332#msg5832332

u/JonWickedFire. ‘My conversation with Mark Karpeles (MtGox).’ WickedFire. [25 Feb. 2014]. http://www.wickedfire.com/shooting-shit/179038-my-conversation-mark-karpeles-mtgox-2.html#post2164682

u/knifter. ‘Visualizing the Gox balance sheet (Is the trustee robbing us?)’ Reddit. [6 Jan. 2023]. https://www.reddit.com/r/mtgoxinsolvency/comments/104m3ie/comment/j367rvn

u/lorix. ‘MtGox announce finding of 200,000 lost BTC!’ Bitcoin Talk. [22 Mar. 2014]. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=523917.msg5833400#msg5833400

u/lordsal. ‘Legal action to recover bitcoins in Russia.’ Reddit. [20 Sept. 2019]. https://www.reddit.com/r/mtgoxinsolvency/comments/d37usu/legal_action_to_recover_bitcoins_in_russia/f0vekjm

u/MagicalTux. ‘An important message from Mark Karpelès to the readers of r/mtgoxinsolvency.’ Reddit. [28 Sept. 2017]. https://www.reddit.com/r/mtgoxinsolvency/comments/731cz0/an_important_message_from_mark_karpel%C3%A8s_to_the

u/MagicalTux. ‘I’m Mark Karpelès, ex-CEO of bankrupt MtGox. Ask me anything.’ Reddit. [4 Apr. 2018]. https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/89o16y/comment/dwsi5w1

u/MarikoDigital1. ‘Mariko Digital interviews Gonzague Gay Bouchery of MtGox.’ YouTube. [25 Mar. 2013]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHdd6tZCseI

u/Mikeplus20. ‘Coins credited into my account.’ Reddit. [5 July 2024]. https://www.reddit.com/r/mtgoxinsolvency/comments/1dvryt9/coins_credited_into_my_account

u/MtGox_Adam. ‘I’m Ashley Barr, A.K.A “Adam Turner”, the first Mt.Gox employee, and alleged DPR (:/). AMA.’ Reddit. [1 Aug. 2015]. https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/3fe92x/comment/ctntusz

u/mtgox. ‘New Bitcoin exchange.’ Bitcoin Talk. [18 July 2010]. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=444.msg3886#msg3886

MtGox_Alex. ‘It’s been an epic few days: What happened?’ Bitcoin Talk. [4 Apr. 2013]. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=166578.msg%25msg_id%25

u/mummyfromcrypto. ‘Legal action to recover bitcoins in Russia.’ Reddit. [24 Nov. 2019]. https://www.reddit.com/r/mtgoxinsolvency/comments/d37usu/comment/f8iav05

u/NamelessOne. ‘MtGox withdrawal delays [Gathering].’ Bitcoin Talk. [20 Oct. 2013]. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=179586.2025

u/ramc. ‘Bitcoin exchange Mt.Gox hacked.’ Reddit. [20 June 2011]. https://www.reddit.com/r/netsec/comments/i3s37/comment/c20rsg1

u/rogerver. ‘Roger Ver says he is sorry about MTGOX.’ Bitcoin Talk. [26 Feb. 2014]. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=488055.msg5395216#msg5395216

u/samsonx. ‘Confirmed: Coinlab has submitted a $16bn claim.’ Reddit. [1 Feb. 2019]. https://www.reddit.com/r/mtgoxinsolvency/comments/am0s6r/confirmed_coinlab_has_submitted_a_16bn_claim/efii1vh

u/Shecum10. ‘MtGox early payment vs final payment.’ Reddit. [14 Jan. 2021]. https://www.reddit.com/r/mtgoxinsolvency/comments/kxfu6q/mtgox_early_payment_vs_final_payment

u/shakaru. ‘Direct download link for leaked MT. Gox account database (CSV File).’ Bitcoin Talk. [19 July 2011]. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=19576.msg245066#msg245066

u/Striking_Tone4708. ‘This group is like my extended family – I need to just rant.’ Reddit. [2 Sept. 2023]. https://www.reddit.com/r/mtgoxinsolvency/comments/167m5wt/this_group_is_like_my_extended_family_i_need_to

u/Synaptic. ‘I’m Mt.Gox, here’s my side.’ Bitcoin Talk. [20 June 2011]. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=20250.msg253424#msg253424

u/vealparmsandwich. ‘Visualizing the Gox balance sheet (Is the trustee robbing us?)’ Reddit. [23 July 2022]. https://www.reddit.com/r/mtgoxinsolvency/comments/w5uop5/visualizing_the_gox_balance_sheet_is_the_trustee

u/vealparmsandwich. ‘Visualizing the Gox balance sheet (Is the trustee robbing us?)’ Reddit. [28 July 2022]. https://www.reddit.com/r/mtgoxinsolvency/comments/w5uop5/comment/ihzbylm

u/Willy3380. ‘Great news for the crypto market. The Tokyo whale is gone!’ Reddit. [23 June 2018]. https://www.reddit.com/r/Elastos/comments/8tbw6q/great_news_for_the_crypto_market_the_tokyo_whale

u/WME. ‘Меняю биткоины на нал (Москва), wmz, LR и тп.’ Bitcoin Talk. [29 Oct. 2011]. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=50267.msg598819#msg598819

u/WME. ‘Scam report against CryptoXchange $100k USD.’ Bitcoin Talk. [7 June 2012]. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=85977.msg946161#msg946161
u/z-Tau. ‘It seems the 10th January deadline has been extended to 10th March.’ Reddit. [6 Jan. 2023]. https://www.reddit.com/r/mtgoxinsolvency/comments/104m3ie/comment/j367rvn

Blog Posts

Daniel Kelman. ‘The MtGox Russian recovery: My take on ZP legal’s Q&A.’ Medium. [14 Sept. 2019]. https://medium.com/@danielkelman/the-mtgox-russian-recovery-my-take-on-zp-legals-q-a-afea2ae1d44c

Jon Matonis. ‘Bitcoin exchange deal repatriates assets to U.S.’ Forbes. [2 Mar. 2013]. https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonmatonis/2013/03/02/bitcoin-exchange-deal-repatriates-assets-to-u-s

Jon Matonis. ‘Mt.Gox resigns Bitcoin Foundation board seat.’ Bitcoin Foundation. [24 Feb. 2014]. https://web.archive.org/web/20140224183648/https:/bitcoinfoundation.org/blog/?p=462

Kim Nilsson. ‘Don’t trust the dishonest: Why “Gox rising” shouldn’t be taken seriously.’ Medium. [11 Feb. 2019]. https://medium.com/@nikuhodai/dont-trust-the-dishonest-why-gox-rising-shouldn-t-be-taken-seriously-ffbaa1d21c86

Kim Nilsson. ‘CoinLab v MtGox: The imaginarium of Peter Vessenes.’ WizSec. [28 Apr. 2019]. https://blog.wizsec.jp/2019/04/coinlab-v-mtgox-imaginarium-of-peter.html

Kim Nilsson. ‘The 80,000 stolen MtGox Bitcoins.’ WizSec. [19 June 2020]. https://blog.wizsec.jp/2020/06/mtgox-march-2011-theft.html

Kim Nilsson. ‘Earlier MtGox payouts? No thanks to CoinLab.’ WizSec. [17 Jan. 2021]. https://blog.wizsec.jp/2021/01/earlier-mtgox-payouts-coinlab.html

Kim Nilsson. ‘MtGox payout guide and calculator.’ WizSec. [9 Feb. 2021]. https://blog.wizsec.jp/2021/02/mtgox-claim-calculator.html

Nathaniel Popper. ‘How Mt. Gox imploded.’ Vice. [19 May 2015]. https://www.vice.com/en/article/ae38qb/how-mt-gox-imploded

Jesse Powell. ‘Unilateral statement regarding Mt. Gox from an insider.’ Jesse Powell’s Blog. [26 Feb. 2014]. https://jesse.forthewin.com/blog/2014/02/unilateral-statement-regarding-fucked-up-shit-and-the-greater-good.html

Two-Bit Idiot. ‘The final goxing.’ The Two-Bit Idiot. [27 Feb. 2014]. https://archive.ph/EkzPy

The Two-Bit Idiot. ‘Bitcoin’s apocalyptic moment: Mt. Gox may have lost 750,000 bitcoins.’ Tumblr. [25 Feb. 2014]. https://www.tumblr.com/two-bit-idiot/77745633839/bitcoins-apocalyptic-moment-mt-gox-may-have?source=share

Roger Ver. ‘What may have happened at Mt.Gox.’ Winklevoss Capital. [13 Mar. 2014]. https://winklevosscapital.com/what-may-have-happened-at-mt-gox

Court Documents

CoinLab, Inc. v. Mt. Gox KK and Tibanne KK. [10 Sept. 2013]. United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, Case No. 2:13-cv-00777-MJP: Answer and Counterclaim.

COPA v Wright. [16 July 2024]. High Court of Justice, Chancery Division, Case Nos: IL-2021-000019, IL-2021-000035, IL-2021-000036, IL-2022-000069, BL-2021-000313: Approved Judgment of Mr Justice Mellor.

Greene v. Karpeles. [2014]. United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois: Class action complaint and demand for jury trial. https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ilnd.293240/gov.uscourts.ilnd.293240.1.0.pdf

Ontario Superior Court of Justice. [14 Mar. 2014]. [Order re: Mt. Gox]. http://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/1946_001.pdf

United States Department of Justice. [26 July 2017]. Northern District of California: Indictment of Russian national and Bitcoin exchange for alleged international money laundering. https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndca/pr/russian-national-and-bitcoin-exchange-charged-21-count-indictment-operating-alleged

United States District Court, Northern District of California. [17 Jan. 2017]. Search warrant and supporting affidavit in Mt. Gox investigation. https://www.justice.gov/d9/press-releases/attachments/2017/07/26/vinnik_superseding_indictment_redacted_0.pdf

United States District Court, Southern District of New York. [30 Dec. 2019]. Case No. 1:19-cr-00936-PKC. https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.600110/gov.uscourts.nysd.600110.3.0.pdf

Videos

Bitcoin Wednesday. ‘Craig Wright Speaks at Bitcoin Wednesday — Part 1.’ YouTube. [29 Jan. 2020]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47FQZwQ2X0c

FCCJchannel. ‘Kim Nilsson: “WizSec report, an independent investigation into missing Mt. Gox bitcoins”.’ YouTube. [14 Sept. 2015]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jn9nTPyKyyQ

Investigations et Enquêtes. ‘Mark Karpelès, le baron du Bitcoin.’ YouTube. [28 Oct. 2022]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFVV_PROVaA

MadBitcoins. ‘Bad news is good news – Mt. Gox troubles continue – CoinPunk – WSJ – Newsweek Bitcoin.’ YouTube. [14 Feb. 2014]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zOlOtVxowg&t

MarikoDigital1. ‘Mariko digital interviews Gonzague Gay Bouchery of MtGox.’ YouTube. [25 Mar. 2013]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHdd6tZCseI

TheBitcoinArmy. ‘Kim Nilsson – Cracking Mt.Gox.’ YouTube. [10 Sept. 2017]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l70iRcSxqzo

thebitcoingroup. ‘The Bitcoin Group #17 (Live) – Mt. Gox (cont.) – NY regulations – Colbert Bitcoin – JP Morgan.’ YouTube. [15 Feb. 2014]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udmuhFaxT2s

thebitcoingroup. ‘The Bitcoin Group #18 (Live) – Mt. Gox (part III) – Bitcoin ATMs – Paypal – Lawsky Winkdex Pandacoin.’ YouTube. [22 Feb. 2014]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXqFrHOsbic&t

Witness. ‘What’s Life Like Inside A Japanese Prison?’ YouTube. [11 Oct. 2023]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4Z0xCyfKSI

World Crypto Network. ‘MtGox Saga Continues – Update 25 Feb 2014.’ YouTube. [25 Feb. 2014]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mWkY5yIAnc&t

Other Documents

Chainalysis. ‘BTC-e sends $165 million worth of Bitcoin to personal wallets, exchanges, and other services.’ Chainalysis. [23 Nov. 2022]. https://blog.chainalysis.com/reports/btc-e-bitcoin-transactions-november-2022/

Charney Lawyers. ‘MtGox Bitcoin exchange class action notice of dismissal.’ Charney Lawyers. [28 May 2016]. https://web.archive.org/web/20160528003522/https:/www.charneylawyers.com/Charney/documents/MtGoxBitcoinExchangeClassAction-NoticeofDismissal.pdf

Gox Rising LTD. ‘Gox rising announces intent to purchase Mt. Gox creditor claims.’ PRWeb. [21 May 2020]. https://www.prweb.com/releases/gox_rising_announces_intent_to_purchase_mt_gox_creditor_claims/prweb17132149.htm

Mt.Gox. ‘Update – Statement regarding BTC withdrawal delays.’ Mt.Gox. [10 Feb. 2014]. https://web.archive.org/web/20140210041714/https:/support.mtgox.com/entries/26128504-Update-Statement-Regarding-BTC-Withdrawal-Delays

Mt.Gox. ‘Announcement of commencement of civil rehabilitation proceedings.’ Mt.Gox. [26 Oct. 2018]. https://www.mtgox.com/img/pdf/20180622_announcement_en.pdf

Mt.Gox. ‘Welcome to Mtgoxtransparency.com.’ Mt.Gox. [21 Feb. 2019]. https://web.archive.org/web/20190221143533/http:/mtgoxtransparency.com/

Mt.Gox. ‘Notice of confirmation order of rehabilitation plan.’ Mt.Gox. [20 Oct. 2021]. https://www.mtgox.com/img/pdf/20211020_announcement_en.pdf

Mt.Gox. ‘Information on repayment procedures.’ Mt.Gox. [6 July 2022]. https://www.mtgox.com/img/pdf/20220706_announcement_en.pdf

Mt.Gox. ‘Change of (i) deadline for selection of repayment method and registration of payee information and (ii) repayment deadline.’ Mt.Gox. [6 Jan. 2023]. https://www.mtgox.com/img/pdf/20230106_announcement_en.pdf

Mt.Gox. ‘Notice regarding restraining order by New Zealand court.’ Mt.Gox. [3 Mar. 2023]. https://www.mtgox.com/img/pdf/20230303_announcement_en.pdf

Mt.Gox. ‘Notice of expiration of deadline for selecting repayment methods and registering payee information.’ Mt.Gox. [7 Apr. 2023]. https://www.mtgox.com/img/pdf/20230407_announcement_en.pdf

Mt.Gox. ‘Notice Concerning Change of Repayment Deadlines.’ Mt.Gox. [21 Sept. 2023]. https://www.mtgox.com/img/pdf/20230921_announcement_en.pdf

New Zealand Police. ‘NZ Police restrains $140 million in international investigation.’ New Zealand Police. [22 June 2020]. https://www.police.govt.nz/news/release/nz-police-restrains-140-million-international-investigation

News Articles

Jake Adelstein. ‘Inside Japan’s Bitcoin heist.’ The Daily Beast. [27 Feb. 2014]. https://www.thedailybeast.com/inside-japans-bitcoin-heist

Jake Adelstein. ‘Mt. Gox Bitcoin trader extraordinaire Mark Karpeles goes free at last.’ The Daily Beast. [16 Mar. 2019]. https://www.thedailybeast.com/mt-gox-bitcoin-trader-extraordinaire-mark-karpeles-goes-free-at-last

Jake Adelstein and Nathalie-Kyoko Stucky. ‘After the CEO’s indictment the great Mt. Gox Bitcoin mystery deepens.’ The Daily Beast. [14 Sept. 2015]. https://www.thedailybeast.com/after-the-ceos-indictment-the-great-mt-gox-bitcoin-mystery-deepens

Jake Adelstein and Nathalie-Kyoko Stucky. ‘Behind the biggest Bitcoin heist in history: Inside the implosion of Mt. Gox.’ The Daily Beast. [19 May 2016]. https://www.thedailybeast.com/behind-the-biggest-bitcoin-heist-in-history-inside-the-implosion-of-mt-gox

AFP News. ‘Angry Bitcoin investors demand answers at Tokyo creditors’ meet.’ Yahoo News. [23 July 2014]. https://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/amphtml/angry-bitcoin-investors-demand-answers-tokyo-creditors-meet-114524910.html

AiThority. ‘Billions of dollars in Bitcoin now available to investors as CoinLab reaches historic agreement with global leading asset manager and Mt.Gox trustee.’ AiThority. [18 Jan. 2021]. https://aithority.com/technology/cryptocurrency/billions-of-dollars-in-bitcoin-now-available-to-investors-as-coinlab-reaches-historic-agreement-with-global-leading-asset-manager-and-mt-gox-trustee

Annie. ‘Bitcoin history: The time when Mt. Gox “accidentally” destroyed 2,609 BTC.’ CoinCu News. [20 Sept. 2021]. https://news.coincu.com/1512-bitcoin-history-phan-17-the-time-when-mt-gox-accidentally-destroyed-2609-btc

James Atkins. ‘Dr. Craig Wright stolen Bitcoin: Here’s what went down.’ CoinGeek. [14 May 2021]. https://coingeek.com/dr-craig-wright-stolen-bitcoin-heres-what-went-down

Anna Baydakova. ‘For desperate Mt Gox victims, long-shot Bitcoin deal beats endless wait.’ CoinDesk. [24 Sept. 2019]. https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2019/09/24/for-desperate-mt-gox-victims-long-shot-bitcoin-deal-beats-endless-wait

Anna Baydakova. ‘$2 billion lost in Mt. Gox Bitcoin hack can be recovered, lawyer claims.’ CoinDesk. [13 Sept. 2021]. https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2019/09/12/2-billion-lost-in-mt-gox-bitcoin-hack-can-be-recovered-lawyer-claims

Anna Baydakova. ‘Where the Mt. Gox money went: New details in the BTC-e exchange case.’ CoinDesk. [9 June 2023]. https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2023/06/09/where-the-mt-gox-money-went-new-details-in-the-btc-e-exchange-case

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BBC Sounds. ‘The missing Bitcoin billions.’ BBC. [6 Mar. 2018]. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09tdyjz

Jon Boyd. ‘The Mt. Gox Bitcoin debacle: An update.’ IEEE Spectrum. [3 Nov. 2015]. https://spectrum.ieee.org/the-mt-gox-bitcoin-debacle-an-update

Thomas Brewster. ‘The U.S. used potent global surveillance power to track Russians in $4 billion crypto exchange investigation.’ Forbes. [11 July 2023]. https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2023/07/11/american-global-surveillance-power-tracked-russians-in-4-billion-crypto-exchange-investigation

Julian Cohen. ‘“CoinLab is a big stopping block”: Mark Karpeles talks Mt. Gox creditor claims and life after trial.’ CoinTelegraph. [16 June 2019]. https://cointelegraph.com/news/coinlab-is-a-big-stopping-block-mark-karpeles-talks-mt-gox-creditor-claims-and-life-after-trial

CoinDesk. ‘CoinDesk removes Mt. Gox from Bitcoin price index.’ CoinDesk. [10 Feb. 2014]. https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2014/02/10/coindesk-removes-mt-gox-from-bitcoin-price-index

Nikhilesh De. ‘Advocate for Mt Gox creditors quits, saying Bitcoin payouts could take years.’ CoinDesk. [9 Apr. 2019]. https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2019/04/09/advocate-for-mt-gox-creditors-quits-saying-bitcoin-payouts-could-take-years

Emily Gent. ‘Mt. Gox granted US bankruptcy protection.’ E&T. [11 Mar. 2014]. https://eandt.theiet.org/content/articles/2014/03/mt-gox-granted-us-bankruptcy-protection

David Gerard. ‘Kim Nilsson of WizSec: How the Bitcoins were stolen from Mt. Gox.’ David Gerard. [17 Sept. 2017]. https://davidgerard.co.uk/blockchain/2017/09/17/kim-nilsson-of-wizsec-how-the-bitcoins-were-stolen-from-mt-gox

Andy Greenberg. ‘Hackers hit Mt. Gox exchange’s CEO, claim to publish evidence of fraud.’ Forbes. [9 Mar. 2014]. https://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2014/03/09/hackers-hit-mt-gox-exchanges-ceo-claim-to-publish-evidence-of-fraud

Andy Greenberg. ‘Silk Road judge “eviscerates” defense’s evidence that Mt. Gox CEO was a suspect.’ Wired. [20 Jan. 2015]. https://www.wired.com/2015/01/silk-road-judge-eviscerates-mt-gox-ceo-karpeles-defense

Simon Haig. ‘Mt. Gox trustee reveals draft rehabilitation plan.’ CoinTelegraph. [25 Mar. 2020]. https://cointelegraph.com/news/mt-gox-trustee-reveals-draft-rehabilitation-plan

Tom Hals and Aruna Becker. ‘Japan’s Mizuho in U.S., Canada suits over Mt. Gox Bitcoin losses.’ Chicago Tribune. [16 Mar. 2014]. https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-xpm-2014-03-16-sns-rt-us-bitcoin-mtgox-mizuho-20140314-story.html

Kevin Helms. ‘Mt Gox CEO Mark Karpeles found not guilty of embezzlement.’ Bitcoin.com. [15 Mar. 2019]. https://news.bitcoin.com/mtgox-ceo-mark-karpeles-not-guilty-embezzlement

Alex Hern. ‘Mt.Gox v Fort Knox: What happens when a Bitcoin exchange collapses.’ The Guardian. [26 Feb. 2014]. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/feb/25/mtgox-v-fort-knox-what-happens-bitcoin-exchange-collapses

Alex Hern. ‘MtGox Bitcoin database leaked online as hackers crowdsource clues.’ The Guardian. [10 Mar. 2014]. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/mar/10/mtgox-bitcoin-database-leaked-online-as-hackers-crowdsource-clues

Martyn Holman. ‘Mt. Gox quits Bitcoin Foundation board.’ Computerworld. [24 Feb. 2014]. https://www.computerworld.com/article/2700647/mt–gox-quits-bitcoin-foundation-board.html

Marie Huillet. ‘Former Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpeles rejects Brock Pierce’s plans to reboot exchange.’ CoinTelegraph. [12 Feb. 2019]. https://cointelegraph.com/news/former-mt-gox-ceo-mark-karpeles-rejects-brock-pierces-plans-to-reboot-exchange

Mark Hunter. ‘Fortress offers to buy Mt. Gox BTC claims at $900 per BTC.’ FullyCrypto. [10 July 2019]. https://fullycrypto.com/fortress-offers-to-buy-mt-gox-btc-claims-at-900-per-btc

Mark Hunter. ‘WEX Co-founder jailed over embezzlement of customer funds.’ FullyCrypto. [6 Sept. 2023]. https://fullycrypto.com/wex-co-founder-jailed-over-embezzlement-of-customer-funds

Takuya Kageyama. ‘Japan court backs Karpeles conviction for data manipulation.’ AP News. [12 June 2020]. https://apnews.com/article/japan-business-embezzlement-tokyo-b58ced5e39d7f6bd10cfc53e96925a00

Yogita Khatri. ‘Mt. Gox’s Mark Karpeles found guilty over data manipulation in Tokyo court.’ CoinDesk. [13 Sept. 2019]. https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2019/03/15/mt-goxs-mark-karpeles-found-guilty-over-data-manipulation-in-tokyo-court

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Jeremy Kirk. ‘Mt. Gox under largest DDoS attack as Bitcoin price surges.’ Computerworld. [4 Apr. 2013]. https://www.computerworld.com/article/2708812/mt–gox-under-largest-ddos-attack-as-bitcoin-price-surges.html

Steven Knight. ‘At Mt. Gox bitcoin hub, “geek” CEO sought both control and escape.’ Reuters. [21 Apr. 2014]. https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-bitcoin-mtgox-karpeles-insight-idUKBREA3K01K20140421

Lucie Laurent. ‘Bitcoin boss Karpeles easily led, not dishonest: Mother.’ Reuters. [21 Apr. 2014]. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-bitcoin-mtgox-karpeles-mother-idUKBREA3K01J20140421

Fred Lebedev. ‘Lawyer of alleged crypto launderer urges Russia to discuss prisoner swap – letter.’ Reuters. [5 Sept. 2022]. https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/lawyer-alleged-crypto-launderer-urges-russia-discuss-prisoner-swap-letter-2022-09-05

Matt Leising. ‘“Trillion dollar” Mt. Gox demise as told by a Bitcoin insider.’ Bloomberg. [31 Jan. 2021]. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-31/-trillion-dollar-mt-gox-demise-as-told-by-a-bitcoin-insider

Matt Leising. ‘CoinLab cuts deal with Mt. Gox trustee over Bitcoin claims.’ Bloomberg. [15 Jan. 2021]. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-15/coinlab-reaches-deal-with-mt-gox-trustee-over-bitcoin-claims

Tom McLannahan. ‘Mt. Gox creditors want payouts in Bitcoins.’ Financial Times. [23 July 2014]. https://www.ft.com/content/ed3b578e-1258-11e4-a581-00144feabdc0

Tom McLannahan. ‘Bitcoin hack report suggests inside job.’ Financial Times. [20 Feb. 2015]. https://www.ft.com/content/b5538688-b853-11e4-a2fb-00144feab7de

Robert McMillan. ‘Bitcoin’s big bank problem: Why did Mt.Gox halt U.S. payouts?’ Wired. [20 June 2013]. https://www.wired.com/2013/06/mt-gox-stops

Robert McMillan. ‘The inside story of Mt.Gox, Bitcoin’s $460 million disaster.’ Wired. [3 Mar. 2014]. https://www.wired.com/2014/03/bitcoin-exchange

Takashi Mochizuki. ‘Japanese police arrest Mark Karpelès of collapsed Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox.’ Wall Street Journal. [1 Aug. 2015]. https://www.wsj.com/articles/japanese-police-arrest-mark-karpeles-of-collapsed-bitcoin-exchange-mt-gox-1438393669

Takashi Mochizuki and Eleanor Warnock. ‘Mt. Gox shows Bitcoin’s growing pains.’ Wall Street Journal. [17 Feb. 2014]. https://www.wsj.com/amp/articles/SB10001424052702304899704579388483531937144

Nathaniel Popper. ‘How Mt. Gox imploded.’ Vice. [19 May 2015]. https://www.vice.com/en/article/ae38qb/how-mt-gox-imploded

David Riley. ‘Going to jail: Mt.Gox CEO formally charged with Bitcoin embezzlement.’ SiliconANGLE. [14 Sept. 2015]. https://siliconangle.com/2015/09/14/going-to-jail-mt-gox-ceo-formally-charged-with-bitcoin-embezzlement

Paul Rizzo. ‘Mt.Gox revival plan hit with objection from creditor CoinLab.’ CoinDesk. [27 May 2014]. https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2014/05/27/mt-gox-revival-plan-hit-with-objection-from-creditor-coinlab

Joe Scheck and Bradley Hope. ‘The man who solved Bitcoin’s most notorious heist.’ Wall Street Journal. [10 Aug. 2018]. https://www.wsj.com/amp/articles/the-man-who-solved-bitcoins-most-notorious-heist-1533917805

Alex Simpson. ‘The non-expert’s guide to the Mt. Gox Fiasco.’ CoinDesk. [4 Mar. 2014]. https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2014/03/04/the-non-experts-guide-to-the-mt-gox-fiasco

Jon Southurst. ‘Mt. Gox: Bitcoin withdrawals will resume soon.’ CoinDesk. [17 Feb. 2014]. https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2014/02/17/mt-gox-bitcoin-withdrawals-will-resume-soon

Jon Southurst. ‘All Mt. Gox Twitter posts removed.’ CoinDesk. [24 Feb. 2014]. https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2014/02/24/all-mt-gox-twitter-posts-removed

Jon Southurst. ‘Security firm claims new leads in search for missing Mt Gox Bitcoin.’ CoinDesk. [18 Aug. 2014]. https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2014/08/18/security-firm-claims-new-leads-in-search-for-missing-mt-gox-bitcoin

Jon Southurst. ‘Missing Mt Gox Bitcoins likely an inside job, say Japanese police.’ CoinDesk. [1 Jan. 2015]. https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2015/01/01/missing-mt-gox-bitcoins-likely-an-inside-job-say-japanese-police

Emily Spaven. ‘Bitstamp Bitcoin trading volume overtakes leading exchange Mt. Gox for first time.’ CoinDesk. [24 July 2013]. https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2013/07/24/bitstamp-bitcoin-trading-volume-overtakes-leading-exchange-mt-gox-for-first-time

Jamie Wieczner. ‘Mt. Gox and the surprising redemption of Bitcoin’s biggest villain.’ Fortune. [19 Apr. 2018]. https://fortune.com/longform/bitcoin-mt-gox-hack-karpeles

Books

Jake Adelstein and Nathalie-Kyoko Stucky. Pay the Devil in Bitcoin: The Creation of a Cryptocurrency and How Half a Billion Dollars of It Vanished from Japan. Kindle Single [2017].

Andy Greenberg. Tracers in the Dark: The Global Hunt for the Crime Lords of Cryptocurrency. Doubleday [2022].

Mark Hunter. Ultimate Catastrophe: How MtGox Lost Half a Billion Dollars and Nearly Killed Bitcoin. Tulip Publishing [2023].

Michael Lewis. Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon. W.W. Norton and Company [2023].

Nathaniel Popper. Digital Gold: Bitcoin and the Inside Story of the Misfits and Millionaires Trying to Reinvent Money. HarperCollins [2015].

Podcasts

Peter McCormack (Host). ‘Andy Pag on Why He Has Given Up on Mt.Gox’. What Bitcoin Did [2019].

Peter McCormack (Host). ‘Brock Pierce on Reviving Mt.Gox’. What Bitcoin Did [2019].

Peter McCormack (Host). ‘Jed McCaleb on the Creation of Mt.Gox’. What Bitcoin Did [2019].

Peter McCormack (Host). ‘Kim Nilsson on His Investigation into Mt.Gox’. What Bitcoin Did [2019].

Peter McCormack (Host). ‘Mark Karpelès on the Collapse of Mt. Gox’. What Bitcoin Did [2019].

Peter McCormack (Host). ‘Reflecting on Mt. Gox with Andy Pag’. What Bitcoin Did [2019].