Well, thats one way to see your investment pay off.
In 2014, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world, Mt.
Gox, suffered a notorious hack that stole 850,000 Bitcoins from the platform.
Photo: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg (Getty Images)
Victims are finally starting to get their money back on Tuesday, nearly 10 years later.
However, some are reporting Mt.
Gox accidentally sent double payments and the trustees are asking for some of it back.
Due to a system issue, the transfer of money to you was inadvertently made twice, said Mt.
The hack caused Mt.
Gox to file for bankruptcy in 2014.
For the last 10 years, creditors have been waiting for Mt.
Gox trustees to recoup stolen funds.
Gox is reportedly asking for some of it back.
The victims of the Mt.
Gox hack cant catch a break.
The email from Mt.
Users on the Mt.
It appears only PayPal repayments were initiated on Tuesday.
Gox admins have untilOctober of 2024to finish repaying its creditors, according to CoinDesk.
The large Bitcoin repayments are unlikely to destabilize crypto markets, according to UBS analysts.
However, the price of Bitcoin fell over 3% on Tuesday.
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