{"id":67667,"date":"2023-12-26T04:13:13","date_gmt":"2023-12-26T08:13:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/?p=67667"},"modified":"2023-12-26T04:13:16","modified_gmt":"2023-12-26T08:13:16","slug":"mt-gox-creditors-receive-long-awaited-repayments-via-paypal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/mt-gox-creditors-receive-long-awaited-repayments-via-paypal\/","title":{"rendered":"Mt. Gox Creditors Receive Long-Awaited Repayments via PayPal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>After a decade of waiting, some creditors of the collapsed crypto exchange <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/mt-gox-to-finally-commence-repayments-in-cash-to-creditors.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Mt. Gox<\/a> have reported receiving fiat repayments for their Bitcoin via PayPal. The official confirmation from the trustee is still pending.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"488\" src=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/mt-gox-1024x488.jpg\" alt=\"Mt. Gox Creditors Receive Long-Awaited Repayments via PayPal\" class=\"wp-image-67669\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/mt-gox-1024x488.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/mt-gox-300x143.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/mt-gox-768x366.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/mt-gox-18x9.jpg 18w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/mt-gox-750x357.jpg 750w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/mt-gox.jpg 1050w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Some creditors of\u00a0Mt. Gox,\u00a0the infamous crypto exchange that went bankrupt in 2014, have received a pleasant surprise in their PayPal accounts. According to posts on the Reddit page<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/mtgoxinsolvency\/comments\/18qxw4z\/i_just_got_paid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"> r\/mtgoxinsolvency,<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; width:16px; fill:#000000; stroke:#000000; display:inline-block;\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:svg=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><g id=\"wpil-svg-outbound-7-icon-path\" fill=\"none\" clip-path=\"url(#clip0_31_188)\">\r\n                            <path d=\"M9.16724 14.8891L20.1672 3.88908\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n                            <path d=\"M13.4497 3.53554L20.5208 3.53554L20.5208 10.6066\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\r\n                            <path d=\"M17.5 13.5L17.5 16.26C17.5 17.4179 17.5 17.9968 17.2675 18.4359C17.0799 18.7902 16.7902 19.0799 16.4359 19.2675C15.9968 19.5 15.4179 19.5 14.26 19.5L7.74 19.5C6.58213 19.5 6.0032 19.5 5.56414 19.2675C5.20983 19.0799 4.92007 18.7902 4.73247 18.4359C4.5 17.9968 4.5 17.4179 4.5 16.26L4.5 9.74C4.5 8.58213 4.5 8.0032 4.73247 7.56414C4.92007 7.20983 5.20982 6.92007 5.56414 6.73247C6.0032 6.5 6.58213 6.5 7.74 6.5L11 6.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n                        <\/g>\r\n                        <defs>\r\n                            <clipPath id=\"clip0_31_188\">\r\n                                <rect fill=\"white\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"\/>\r\n                            <\/clipPath>\r\n                        <\/defs><\/svg><\/span><\/a> some users have reported receiving fiat repayments for their Bitcoin that were trapped on the exchange for 10 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One Reddit user, Free-end254, claimed they received their payment and shared a screenshot of the email with the PayPal receipt as proof. Another user, who initially doubted the email's authenticity, confirmed that they also received their payment when they checked their PayPal account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The repayments were denominated in <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/japanese-companies-form-a-group-to-develop-a-yen-based-digital-currency.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Japanese Yen<\/a>, the currency of the country where Mt. Gox was based. The amount of the rebates varied depending on the claims of each creditor and the exchange rate at the time of the bankruptcy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The repayments via PayPal are the latest development in the long and complicated process of liquidating the Mt. Gox estate and compensating the creditors. Mt. Gox was once the largest crypto exchange in the world, handling over 70% of all Bitcoin transactions. However, in February 2014, the exchange announced that it had lost <strong>850,000 Bitcoin,<\/strong> worth about <strong>$450 million at the time,<\/strong> due to a hack or theft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The exchange filed for bankruptcy and was later put under the supervision of a trustee, Nobuaki Kobayashi, who was tasked with recovering and distributing the exchange's remaining assets. Over the years, Kobayashi managed to recover about <strong>200,000 Bitcoin,<\/strong> as well as some Bitcoin Cash and other cryptocurrencies, from various sources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In November 2021, Kobayashi sent an email to the rehabilitation creditors, informing them of the plan to start the repayments in 2023, with the process extending into 2024. The creditors had the option to choose between receiving cash or cryptocurrencies or a combination of both. However, Kobayashi did not provide any specific details about the timing or the method of the repayments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kobayashi or Mt. Gox has not officially confirmed the repayments via PayPal. It is unclear how many creditors have received their payments and whether they were part of the initial or ongoing repayments. It is also unknown why PayPal was chosen as the platform for the repayments and whether other platforms will be used in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The creditors of Mt. Gox have been waiting for a long time to get their money back, and some of them have expressed their frustration and disappointment with the slow and opaque process. Some have also filed lawsuits against Mt. Gox and its former CEO, Mark Karpeles, seeking additional compensation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The repayments via PayPal are a sign of hope and progress for the creditors of Mt. Gox, but they are also a reminder of the risks and challenges of the crypto industry. The Mt. Gox saga is one of the most notorious and impactful events in the history of Bitcoin, and its resolution is still awaited by many.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">Mt.Gox\u304b\u3089\u5f01\u6e08\u3055\u308c\u3066\u307e\u3057\u305f\uff01<br>\u6700\u7d42\u5f01\u6e08\u3092\u9078\u629e\u3057\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3001\u4e2d\u9593\u5f01\u6e08\u3060\u3068\u601d\u308f\u308c\u307e\u3059\u3002<br>\u3061\u3087\u3046\u306910\u5e74\u304b\u304b\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u306d\u3002 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qDntG5Wssg\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/qDntG5Wssg<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; width:16px; fill:#000000; stroke:#000000; display:inline-block;\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:svg=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><use href=\"#wpil-svg-outbound-7-icon-path\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u3073\u308a\u3042\u308b#\u5168\u8ca1\u7523DeFi@\ud835\udc1c\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc32\ud835\udc29\ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc20\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc29\ud835\udc21\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc2b (@visvirial) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/visvirial\/status\/1737744401856885128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">December 21, 2023<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; width:16px; fill:#000000; stroke:#000000; display:inline-block;\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:svg=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><use href=\"#wpil-svg-outbound-7-icon-path\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a decade of waiting, some creditors of the collapsed crypto exchange Mt. Gox have reported receiving fiat repayments for their Bitcoin via PayPal. The official confirmation from the trustee is still pending. Some creditors of\u00a0Mt. Gox,\u00a0the infamous crypto exchange that went bankrupt in 2014, have received a pleasant surprise in their PayPal accounts. 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