Mt Gox, the defunct exchange that was once the leading Bitcoin platform, has made a massive transfer of over 140,000 Bitcoin tokens, valued at more than $9.5 billion, to an unknown wallet. This sudden movement of funds has raised concerns among cryptocurrency analysts and investors about a potential large-scale sell-off.
The transfers began around six hours ago and have been happening in quick succession. The first transfer recorded was 3,999 BTC, worth approximately $277.65 million, followed by another significant transfer of 8,239 BTC, amounting to roughly $565.71 million.
In the hours that followed, the transactions increased in both frequency and volume. A notable transfer of 4,057 BTC, valued at nearly $966.33 million, was made five hours after the start, followed by an even larger transfer of 16,589 BTC, which carried a value of approximately $1.14 billion.
The peak of these transactions occurred in the last two hours, with two massive transfers. The first involved 32,137 BTC, worth about $2.18 billion, followed closely by another transfer of 32,499 BTC, worth approximately $2.20 billion.
The final and largest transaction was 34,138 BTC, transferring over $2.32 billion to the unknown wallet. CryptoQuant analyst Axel confirmed that all the funds were moved to a new wallet, sparking concerns of a potential widespread sell-off.
Mt Gox’s downfall began in 2014 when it suffered a severe hack, resulting in the loss of approximately 740,000 BTC belonging to customers and 100,000 BTC from the company. This event led to the collapse of the Japan-based trading platform and had a significant impact on its creditors.
While a substantial amount of the stolen Bitcoin was eventually recovered, compensating the affected creditors proved to be a complex process. After extensive negotiations, a resolution was reached, with general creditors receiving cash repayments and specific creditors being compensated in cryptocurrency.
The compensation process has taken a long time, and market participants have been concerned about a potential large-scale sell-off when creditors receive their tokens.
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