On April 22, 2015, the bankruptcy trustee created a system that enabled
MtGox users to file claims against the exchange regarding their lost funds.
This is potentially huge for
MtGox users in the US and Canada.
The «Verifying Your Account» section of the website says: «
All MtGox user accounts are required to be verified in order to perform any deposits or withdrawals.»
Not exact matches
Earlier this week, Mt. Gox also posted a notice on their
user support page under the title «
MtGox Co., Ltd Location and Address Change — February 19 ″ with the one - line message «
MtGox Co., Ltd. (Japan) has moved to the address below».
For now, BitStamp remains an exchange with one of the more spotless, even if not the most prominent, reputations in the Bitcoin community, with very few complaints about the sorts of deposit and withdrawal delays and anti-fraud and anti-money-laundering compliance hassles that are occasionally reported by
users of
MtGox and even Coinbase.
In light of recent news reports and the potential repercussions on
MtGox's operations and the market, a decision was taken to close all transactions for the time being in order to protect the site and our
users.
The CEO, Chris Larsen, is a new face in the cryptocurrency community, but Bitcoin
users are likely to recognize two familiar names: Jed McCaleb, founder of
MtGox, by far the largest Bitcoin exchange in the Bitcoin community, and Stefan Thomas, a Bitcoin developer responsible for BitcoinJS.
Many bitcoin
users complain that the
MtGox platform for bitcoin exchange is too knotty, hence the term «goxxed».
In th eyes of many Bitcoin
users, perhaps grieving at the sudden disappearance at their hope of instant riches, but also legitimately angry at the exchange's failure to perform up to the Bitcoin community's expectations, the message amounted to little more than rubbing salt on their wounds, gloating that while the rest of the Bitcoin economy, and even
MtGox's actual service, was in disarray the exchange's usage volumes and profits were higher than ever.
In the event of recent news reports and the potential repercussions on
MtGox's operations and the market, a decision was taken to close all transactions for the time being in order to protect the site and our
users.
You will see a large form called «
MTGOX online bankruptcy claim filing system,» which lets
users file an online bankruptcy claim regarding fiat currency and Bitcoin.