Lost your shirt in the MtGox Bitcoin mess? Release the Kraken!http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/05/25/kraken_mtgox_bankruptcy/The operators of the Kraken alt-coin exchange will distribute $91m in Bitcoins to people left out of pocket by the 2014 MtGox collapse.
Kraken, appointed to oversee what remains of the MtGox estate, says it has reviewed thousands of claims by MtGox's customers, who want their BTC back. Kraken will now hand out millions of dollars in the virtual currency to some of those who lost out at the (alleged) hands of MtGox CEO Mark Karpeles and company.
The claims stem from the 2014 implosion of the world's largest Bitcoin exchange. The $91m represents the scraps of digital currency MtGox held before the bankrupt biz was frozen – and Kraken is now handing over those remaining Bitcoins to some of those stiffed during the financial crisis.
"During our thorough bankruptcy investigation, we have carefully reviewed over 24,000 individual claims and made individual determinations on their validity," said trustee Nobuaki Kobayashi.
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