Victims of the Mt. Gox hack can now file rehabilitation claims under a new procedure announced by the trustee of the exchange, Nobuaki Kobayashi. Currently, the system is available only to individual claimants. October 22, 2018 is the filing deadline set by the Tokyo District Court.
Mt. Gox Trustee Announces Rehabilitation Proceedings
Crypto investors who lost funds in the Mt. Gox hack have been invited to file rehabilitation claims against the exchange for the return of cryptocurrency and money, according to a press release posted on its website. The claim procedures were announced and will be overseen by the court-appointed rehabilitation trustee, Nobuaki Kobayashi.
In accordance with the Civil Rehabilitation Act of Japan, the victims of the notorious hack can now submit proofs for rehabilitation, either online, or via mail to the office of the trustee in Tokyo if they are unable to use the recommended online method. Instructions for both the online and offline filings have been published as well. The announcement reads:
“Users around the world can, without using time or money, easily participate in the civil rehabilitation proceedings through filing proofs of exchange-related rehabilitation claim in accordance with the Civil Rehabilitation Act of Japan and other laws and ordinances. Filing proofs of rehabilitation claim with the online method will benefit all interested parties.”
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