Mt Gox

Exchanges

Safello Co-Founder Moves to Tokyo to Start New Bitcoin Security Firm

The co-founder of Swedish exchange Safello has left the company to join a team of bitcoin security experts in Tokyo to establish a consulting firm.

Business  ·  27 December 2014
Exchanges

Bitcoin Price 2014: A Year in Review

Bitcoin's price has been buffeted by a mix of factors, both negative and positive, in 2014. See our interactive chart to the year's highs and lows.

Markets  ·  27 December 2014
Crime

The 7 Biggest Crypto Scandals of 2014

Whether it was bankruptcy, allegations of fraud or clashes with the government, the bitcoin industry faced a fair share of scandal in 2014.

Policy & regulation  ·  26 December 2014
Exchanges

Kraken to Assist in Search for Missing Mt Gox Bitcoins

Kraken has been selected to oversee the distribution of Mt Gox's remaining assets and investigate its missing bitcoins.

Business  ·  26 November 2014
Mt Gox

How Can We Make Bitcoin Mainstream?

Bitcoin's move towards the mainstream is steady, but slow. What will be next to help it get there?

Markets  ·  9 November 2014
Exchanges

OKPay ‘Ordered’ to Hand Over Customers’ $6.1 Million to Mt Gox

Payment processor OKPay says it had no option but to pay customer deposits to Mt Gox last month.

Business  ·  8 September 2014
News

Mark Karpeles Avoids Bitcoin, Launches Web Hosting Service

Mark Karpeles, the disgraced CEO of defunct bitcoin exchange Mt Gox, has launched a new web hosting service.

Markets  ·  25 August 2014
Exchanges

OKCoin Reveals BTC Reserves of 104% as China’s Exchanges Undergo Audits

Following accusations that China's top exchanges were fractional-reserve businesses, OKCoin's audit shows it holds 104.86% of customer bitcoins.

Business  ·  22 August 2014
Exchanges

Security Firm Claims New Leads in Search for Missing Mt Gox Bitcoin

A Tokyo-based bitcoin security consultancy says its ongoing analysis of Mt Gox's trading data is yielding promising results.

Business  ·  18 August 2014
Exchanges

Creditor Extension Delays Mt. Gox Investigation by 6 Months

Mt. Gox creditors now have an extra six months to file claims, but investigation results will be delayed too.

Business  ·  12 August 2014
Exchanges

Tokyo Police Launch Investigation into Missing Mt. Gox Bitcoin

The Tokyo Police investigation will focus on 27,000 BTC suspected to have been stolen from Mt. Gox.

Policy & regulation  ·  30 July 2014
Exchanges

Auction of Bitcoins.com Domain Name Halted By US Court

A US district court has ordered Tibanne KK to cancel the auction of Bitcoins.com after a protest from CoinLab.

Markets  ·  23 July 2014
Exchanges

Mt. Gox Creditors’ Meeting Delivers Few Answers and One Apology

Mt. Gox's bankruptcy trustee and CEO Mark Karpeles faced creditors for the first time today, but many answers remain.

Policy & regulation  ·  23 July 2014
Exchanges

Japan’s BitFlyer Raises $1.6 Million for Bitcoin Exchange Expansion

A former Goldman Sachs employee has raised $1.6m in funding to power a new Japan-based cryptocurrency exchange.

Business  ·  22 July 2014
Exchanges

Can New York’s BitLicense Prevent Another Mt. Gox Catastrophe?

Proposals on cyber management, information security and disaster management are aimed at stopping similar disasters for customers.

Policy & regulation  ·  21 July 2014