Mt. Gox is back in the news, this time, transferring 32,371 Bitcoin, valued at $2.19 billion at current prices, to an undisclosed address.
Bankrupt crypto exchange Mt. Gox has moved 32,371 Bitcoin, valued at $2.19 billion at current prices, to an undisclosed address.
The transaction was spotted by Arkham Intelligence, which stated that two transfers were made out of the suspected Mt. Gox wallet. The first transfer involved 30,371 tokens to a wallet with an address starting at “1FG2Cv…”. The second transfer involved 2,000 tokens to a cold wallet still owned by the former exchange, before being moved to another unnamed destination.
According to Arkham Intelligence, Mt. Gox still holds 44,378 BTC in its inventory, which is around $3 billion at current prices. Many experts believe that the current wallet movement is related to the planned settlement and repayment to creditors after it filed for bankruptcy in 2014.
Although the exchange is no longer operational, its crypto wallets remain active. For instance, the exchange recently moved 500 tokens (around $35 million) to undisclosed addresses. The company did not share any information about this recent BTC transfer. Still, many observers speculate that it’s part of its efforts to cover its obligations as part of the settlement process.
Before filing for bankruptcy protection, Mt. Gox was the largest crypto exchange platform. Founded in 2020, it processed more than 70% of global crypto transactions at its peak.
However, a series of hacks and security breaches targeted the company between 2011 and 2014. During this period, the exchange lost around 850k BTC, making it one of the biggest crypto hacks in history. Although law enforcement managed to track and recover around 140k, this was not enough to save the exchange.
As part of the exchange’s bankruptcy plan and protection, it must repay its creditors and former customers. The exchange’s trustee extended the repayment deadline by one year, making the last week of October 2025 its new deadline.
Mt Gox faces a challenging repayment process involving billions of dollars. Due to its size, some analysts are concerned that the exchange’s former creditors can liquidate their digital assets, causing a sell-off. The top digital asset is trading at the $68k level and remained almost unchanged for the rest of the day.
