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🚨 ICONIC 'MT. GOX' PROTEST SIGN UP FOR AUCTION

The iconic "Mt. Gox, Where is Our Money?" protest sign from 2014 is being auctioned on Scare.City.

Auction Details 🪧: Reserve price set at 4.5 $BTC ($383,000).

Auction Period 📅: Starts Friday, ends April 3, 2025.

Historical Context : The sign was held by Kolin Burges during protests after the Mt. Gox Bitcoin scandal.

Mt. Gox Fallout : Exchange collapsed in 2014, leading to financial losses for thousands of users.

New Ventures : Former CEO Mark Karpeles has since launched EllipX and Ungox.

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Former Mt. Gox CEO suggests Bitcoin hard fork to recover 79,956 BTC

#MarkKarpeles , former head of the collapsed exchange #MtGo , has proposed a Bitcoin hard fork to recover approximately 79,956 $BTC linked to the platform’s 2011 hack. The coins, now worth over $5.2 billion, have remained dormant for more than 15 years.

The draft proposal would introduce a consensus rule allowing the funds at a specific address to be reassigned through a court-supervised rehabilitation process for creditor repayment.

Mark Karpelès' Return to Crypto

Who is He?

Mark Karpelès was the CEO of Mt. Gox, a top Bitcoin exchange. It collapsed in 2014 after a hack lost 850,000 BTC.

His New Project

EllipX: A new platform by Karpelès.

Goals:

1. Better security to stop hacks.

2. Real-time audits for transparency.

3. Teach safe crypto trading.

Reactions

Some people don’t trust him due to the Mt. Gox scandal.

Others see this as a chance for him to fix his mistakes.

Conclusion

EllipX is Karpelès’ way to rebuild trust and improve crypto safety. Time will show if he succeeds.

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