2014-03-21 BBC MtGox finds 200,000 missing bitcoins in old wallet

[Swordsoffreedom]

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-26677291

 
Bankrupt Japanese firm MtGox said in a filing that it has found 200,000 lost bitcoins.

The firm said it found the bitcoins - worth around $116m (£70m) - in an old digital wallet from 2011.

That brings the total number of bitcoins the firm lost down to 650,000 from 850,000.

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[polarhei]

Really?

[Grinder]

Mark probably realized he hadn't hidden that part of the hoard well enough to get away with it. There's plenty left, though.

[hjbuell]

Like I wrote in my article, MtGox is a magic bank.

https://blogcritics.org/mt-gox-and-the-magic-bank/

[Swordsoffreedom]

Like I wrote in my article, MtGox is a magic bank.

https://blogcritics.org/mt-gox-and-the-magic-bank/

Well I wonder how users will be rebated later but at least some bitcoins are there

[LiteCoinGuy]

Mark probably realized he hadn't hidden that part of the hoard well enough to get away with it. There's plenty left, though.

yeah, to sad    that we will see him in jail in some time !

[nairb131]

He "found" all those old coins that the scripts were splitting up last week most likely. Realized he couldn't get away with those ones.

Also lets remember that he said hackers stole all these coins, then 200,000 show up magically. I think "hackers" today means "we have no idea what happened".

[freedomno1]

He "found" all those old coins that the scripts were splitting up last week most likely. Realized he couldn't get away with those ones.

Also lets remember that he said hackers stole all these coins, then 200,000 show up magically. I think "hackers" today means "we have no idea what happened".

True enough where did the coins go its magic pops out behind the FBI's ear ah here they are those darn hackers
Cough Script failure

[LiteCoinGuy]

He "found" all those old coins that the scripts were splitting up last week most likely. Realized he couldn't get away with those ones.

Also lets remember that he said hackers stole all these coins, then 200,000 show up magically. I think "hackers" today means "we have no idea what happened".

maybe he will find some more coins "soonish" 

[fryarminer]

Hey look guys! I just found 200,000 BTC!!!

How do you??
How could you??

 

[bryant.coleman]

Imprison him in some Siberian penal colony, and he will come up with another 200K.

[andydabeast]

i always pick up computers by the roadside in a dreamy hope that I can find a lost wallet someday... and it's passcode in a txt file 

[Swordsoffreedom]

i always pick up computers by the roadside in a dreamy hope that I can find a lost wallet someday... and it's passcode in a txt file 

I imagine that somewhere in the world a recycling program may be turning those data files into new silicon the tragedy!
But yah would prefer people found them than just a complete annihilation