Bitcoin Price Watch: Currency Jumps Another $100
Bitcoin’s price has risen by another $100 and presently stands at $8,200. According to one source, the next spike may take the currency all the way to $8,500, in …
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Mark Karpeles Loses Confidence in Bitcoin and Ethereum
Most cryptocurrency users are familiar with the name Mark Karpeles. He is the former CEO of Mt. Gox, the exchange which went bust several years ago due to a …
MtGox Phoenix Rises – Exchange May Become Solvent if Bitcoin Price Keeps Rising
It seems that the recent price hike may give MtGox creditors a chance to recoup their losses. Mark Karpeles is hoping to distribute the remaining 202,185 Bitcoins assuming they reach …
4 Notorious Individuals who Influenced the Bitcoin Ecosystem
January 27, 2017
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Throughout the past few years, there have been quite a few people who gained fame thanks to Bitcoin. In some cases, this did not cause major harm, other than …
Mark Karpeles Twitter Game Unaffected By Prison Stint
July 18, 2016
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`After one year of imprisonment, Mark Karpeles was recently released on $100,000 bail. The beleaguered former CEO of Mt. Gox, a bitcoin exchange launched from Tokyo in 2010, that …
Science Magazine Reveals There Is No Anonymity In Bitcoin
Although a lot of people will disagree and still claim Bitcoin is completely anonymous and perfect for criminals, a new article in Science Magazine is proving them all to …
Mt. Gox CEO was just charged with embezzling the firm’s bitcoin funds
September 13, 2015
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We’ve talked about Mt. Gox CEO’s arrest in the past, when he was taken into custody by the Japanese authorities, and charged with a couple of accusations such as …
Mark Karpeles Arrested for Lost Coins
August 2, 2015
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Recently, Japanese police arrested Mark Karpeles on the suspicion Karpeles falsified computer data regarding the outstanding balance of MtGox. MtGox, headed by Karpeles, was the first and largest Bitcoin …