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Mt. Gox’s Mark Karpeles Suggests Bold Bitcoin Hard Fork Plan

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The crypto world rarely sleeps, yet few proposals spark instant debate like this one. On Friday, Mark Karpeles, former CEO of Mt. Gox, introduced a striking idea. He suggested a Bitcoin hard fork to redirect 79,956 BTC tied to the infamous 2011 breach. Within hours, discussions exploded across forums and social media platforms. The funds sit inside a dormant Bitcoin address linked to the early Mt. Gox hack. For years, those coins symbolized one …
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To allow Mt. Gox to regain control of 80,000 stolen BTCs in 2011 and compensate the victims, Mark Karpelès proposed a hard fork from Bitcoin. Is this a realistic solution? The article A hard fork from Bitcoin to save 80,000 stolen BTCs? That's what the former CEO of Mt. Gox proposed. Gox appeared first on Cryptoast.

Mark Karpelès has proposed a rare Bitcoin hard fork to recover nearly 80,000 BTC related to the collapse of Mt. Gox, triggering a debate on network integrity and restitution to creditors. Article Mt. Gox: The former CEO proposes a hard fork to recover lost bitcoins appeared first on Cointribune.

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CoinTribune broke the news in on Sunday, March 1, 2026.
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