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Mt. Gox's transfer of $850 million in Bitcoin has rattled the market, coinciding with an expected wave of creditor repayments. The movement of these assets marks a significant development in the ongoing Mt. Gox saga.
Bitcoin Price Drops as Mt. Gox's $850 Million Move Stirs Market
On Tuesday, Bitcoin's price dropped below $60,000 once again, just days before the Mt. Gox estate, which has been tracking the distribution of billions of dollars to creditors impacted by a hack that lasted a decade, is expected to make big movements.
Data supplied by blockchain analytics firm Arkham Intelligence reveals two huge transactions, one for $74 million and the other for $784.2 million that were completed to unknown wallet addresses, according to Decrypt.
Although the implications of the transfers remain uncertain, they do mark the first major change to Mt. Gox's Bitcoin holdings in more than three weeks. In an effort to get further information, Decrypt has contacted Arkham.
Mt. Gox’s Bitcoin Holdings of $2.7 Billion Keep Market On Edge
Whatever the case may be, market sentiment is still clouded by the fact that the estate retains possession of Bitcoin, valued at around $2.7 billion.
Compared to the first half of 2024, the market has witnessed a major shift after July. There has been a price drop for perpetual contracts, which were previously trading at or above the spot market price.
Pessimism Surrounds Mt. Gox's Bitcoin Holdings
According to Lunde, the trend indicates pessimism about the future of Mt. Gox and government sales, and it may also be a precursor to a reduction in selling pressure.
X reported last week that BitGo, a cryptocurrency exchange, shifted most of the approximately $2 billion in Bitcoin it acquired from Mt. Gox to another wallet. Arkham speculated that this wallet belonged to BitGo.
Bitcoin Value Shifts Ahead of Mt. Gox Repayments
According to The Block, these swings in Bitcoin value occurred just before Mt. Gox paid back its creditors through cryptocurrency distributors like Bitstamp and Kraken. The massive monetary transaction may signal that the repayments to the Mt.Gox creditors are almost finished.
The world's largest Bitcoin exchange, Mt. Gox, was up and running from 2010 until a massive security breach in 2014 caused the loss of 850,000 BTC. The procedure for returning Bitcoin to thousands of creditors has been unfolding over the last several weeks.
