Mark Karpelès

Mark Karpelès, also known as MagicalTux, is the former CEO of Mt. Gox exchange which, until its infamous collapse in 2014, once processed the majority of Bitcoin’s transactions. Following Mt. Gox’s bankruptcy, Karpelès was eventually arrested in August 2015 on charges of embezzlement and falsifying data to inflate the exchange’s holdings.

Mark Karpelès in the News

Mt. Gox goes offline after document leaks alleging 744,408 BTC were stolen

2014/02/24

Mt. Gox halts all withdrawals

2014/02/07

Jed McCaleb sells Mt. Gox to Mark Karpeles

2011/03/06

Interviews with Mark Karpelès

2022-11-29: Mt. Gox's Mark Karpelès on Navigating Crypto Exchange Bankruptcy
2019-02-19: Mark Karpelès on the Collapse of Mt. Gox

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Mark Karpelès Links

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