A Final Victory for Eligible Users of Mt. Gox

Distributable Custody Assets are the assets that were held by Mt. Gox in trust for its users. They include pure custody assets and transferred custody assets below $7,575 at the time of transfer. Pure custody assets are the assets that were deposited by users to Mt. Gox and never moved or traded. They are mainly bitcoins, but also include some fiat currencies. Transferred custody assets are the assets that were moved or traded by users within Mt. Gox, but never withdrawn. They include bitcoins and fiat currencies that were converted from or to bitcoins. The Court decided to use the exchange rate of $483 per bitcoin as of April 24, 2014, the date when Mt. Gox filed for bankruptcy protection. This means that if you had less than $7,575 worth of bitcoins in your Mt. Gox account at that time, you are eligible to receive them back in full.

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The distribution of the Distributable Custody Assets will be done through a trustee appointed by the Court. The trustee will contact you via email with instructions on how to claim your assets. You will need to provide proof of your identity and your Mt. Gox account details. You will have the option to receive your assets in either bitcoins or fiat currencies. You will require a valid bitcoin address if you choose to receive bitcoins as your assets. A bank account is required if you want to get your assets in fiat currencies. The distribution will start as soon as possible after the trustee verifies your claim and receives approval from the Court. The trustee expects to complete the distribution by the end of 2023.

This means that you will finally get back what you lost when Mt. Gox went bankrupt. You will regain your investment and start a new chapter in your life. You will also enjoy the chance to enter the booming cryptocurrency market and take advantage of it. This is a turning point for the cryptocurrency community and a reflection of its toughness and tenacity. It shows that justice can prevail even in the most challenging and complex situations. We congratulate all Eligible Users of Mt. We congratulate the Mt. Gox claimants for their achievement and wish them good luck in their future endeavors.

Mt. Gox was founded in 2010 by Jed McCaleb as a website for trading cards for a popular game called "Magic: The Gathering Online". The name was derived from the acronym "Magic: The Gathering Online eXchange". McCaleb later sold the site to Mark Karpeles, a French developer living in Japan, who turned it into a cryptocurrency exchange. Mt. Gox became the world's leading cryptocurrency exchange for four years, handling over 70% of all bitcoin transactions at its peak . However, it also faced several security breaches and technical issues that resulted in losses or thefts of bitcoins. The most devastating incident occurred in February 2014, when Mt. Gox suspended trading and announced that it had "lost" hundreds of thousands of bitcoins, then worth hundreds of millions of US dollars . The exact reasons for the disappearance remain unclear, but some evidence suggests that hackers stole the bitcoins over time from Mt.Gox's hot wallet.

Mt. Gox filed for bankruptcy protection in Japan and later in the US. It also initiated liquidation proceedings, which implied that creditors would only get a portion of their claims based on the value of bitcoins at the time of bankruptcy. However, some creditors challenged this process and sought a civil rehabilitation plan instead, which would allow them to receive their claims based on the current value of bitcoins, After years of legal disputes and negotiations, the Tokyo District Court approved the civil rehabilitation plan in December 2021. This was a marvelous accomplishment for the creditors, who had been waiting for nearly eight years to get their assets. The Court also approved the distribution of the remaining 6% of the Distributable Custody Assets, which had been withheld due to some unresolved claims. This meant that all Eligible Users of Mt. Gox would receive 100% of their Distributable Custody Assets, regardless of whether they had filed a claim or not.

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