{"id":21431,"date":"2024-05-28T15:00:51","date_gmt":"2024-05-28T12:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinengineer.io\/?p=21431"},"modified":"2024-05-28T16:27:30","modified_gmt":"2024-05-28T13:27:30","slug":"mt-gox-transferred7-billion-worth-of-bitcoin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/mt-gox-transferred7-billion-worth-of-bitcoin\/","title":{"rendered":"Mt. Gox Transferred $7 Billion Worth of Bitcoin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>More than 107,000 Bitcoins from <a href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/why-is-mt-gox-verifying-bitcoin-addresses\/\">Mt. Gox<\/a> wallets were transferred to an unknown address as of early Asian hours, a move that caused a 1.2% drop in Bitcoin price in anticipation of selling pressure.<\/p>\n<p>More than 107,000 BTC, worth approximately $7 billion, were transferred to Mt. through thirteen transactions. Gox wallets to an unknown address. These transfers may be part of a plan to repay creditors by October 31, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>These moves caused a decline in the Bitcoin market, with Bitcoin falling 1.4% to $67,680 after reaching a peak of over $70,000 on Monday. <a href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/the-bankrupt-mt-gox-has-started-repayments\/\">Mt. Gox<\/a>-owned wallets transferred more than 107,000 Bitcoins (BTC) to an unknown address as of early Asian morning hours. The total value of these Bitcoins is estimated at approximately $7 billion.<\/p>\n<p>Once the world&#8217;s largest Bitcoin exchange, Mt. Gox closed in 2014 after it was revealed that hundreds of thousands of Bitcoins were lost in a hacking attack. Since then, creditors have been awaiting repayment of their assets \u2013 an event that is thought to create selling pressure in BTC markets.<\/p>\n<p>Wallet activity shows that transactions were carried out in thirteen transactions. A possible test trade of $3 was made on May 20, and another small trade of $160 was made early Tuesday. The remaining transactions involved Bitcoin with values \u200b\u200branging from $1.2 million to $2.2 billion.<\/p>\n<p>This is Mt. It is the first movement of assets from Gox&#8217;s cold wallets in more than five years and is part of a plan to distribute assets to creditors, likely by October 31, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>CryptoQuant research head Julio Moreno stated that all coins were transferred to a new address named \u201c1JbezDVd9VsK9o1Ga9UqLydeuEvhKLAPs6\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Galaxy head of research Alex Thorn said in an X post that he expects most of the transferred Bitcoins to be held by creditors and not sold on the open market.<\/p>\n<p>Still, market participants responded bearishly to these moves, with Bitcoin falling 1.4% to $67,680 as of the start of Asian trading hours. On Monday, Bitcoin reached a peak of over $70,000.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>You can also freely share your thoughts and comments about the topic in the comment section. Additionally, don\u2019t forget to follow us on our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/coinengineernews\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Telegram,\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@CoinEngineer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>YouTube<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/coinengineers\"><strong>Twitter<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0channels for the latest news and updates.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than 107,000 Bitcoins from Mt. Gox wallets were transferred to an unknown address as of early Asian hours, a move that caused a 1.2% drop in Bitcoin price in anticipation of selling pressure. More than 107,000 BTC, worth approximately $7 billion, were transferred to Mt. through thirteen transactions. 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