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CryptoNeutralCoinDesk · 6h ago1

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Former Mt. Gox CEO proposed a rewrite of bitcoin's code to recover $5 billion in stolen funds. Gets quickly shutdown

Former Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpelès submitted a controversial pull request to Bitcoin Core proposing to redirect untouched coins from 2011 to a recovery address controlled by the Mt. Gox trustee. The proposal was quickly rejected, reigniting fundamental debates about Bitcoin's immutability and governance.

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CryptoBearishBitcoinist · 8h ago0

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Mt. Gox Ex-CEO Wants Bitcoin’s Rules Rewritten To Claw Back $5B In Stolen Coins

Mt. Gox's former CEO is reportedly seeking to rewrite Bitcoin's rules to recover $5 billion in stolen cryptocurrency from the exchange's 2014 collapse. Thousands of victims have waited 12 years for full restitution of their lost Bitcoin holdings.

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