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SecurityLegendary
Mt. Gox Bankruptcy
850,000 BTC missing — the largest exchange failure in history.
BTC Price
$550
Location
Japan
Importance
92/100
Mt. Gox filed for bankruptcy revealing 850,000 BTC were missing (~$450M). The collapse taught the community 'not your keys, not your coins' and accelerated development of better custody solutions.
Tags
#mt-gox#hack#bankruptcy
What else happened around this time?
ExchangesMajor
Mt. Gox Launched
Jed McCaleb launches what becomes the dominant Bitcoin exchange.
#mt-gox#exchange
SecurityMajor
Mt. Gox Moves 424,242 BTC Publicly
After a hack, Mt. Gox proves on-chain it still controls its cold wallets.
#mt-gox#exchange
SecurityLegendary
Mt. Gox 'Lost' 200,000 BTC Found
180,000 BTC suddenly move on-chain while the exchange is bankrupt.
#mt-gox#exchange
GovernmentLegendary
Silk Road Seized
FBI shuts down Silk Road and arrests Ross Ulbricht.
BTC $125#fbi#silk-road