Mt. Gox

Defunct Tokyo exchange, frozen BTC

Mt. Gox operated as a Bitcoin exchange from its 2010 launch through early 2014, when it imploded after losing access to hundreds of thousands of BTC. The exchange handled a dominant share of global Bitcoin trading volume at its peak. Today, Mt. Gox's addresses represent one of crypto's most watched historical loss events, with seized and recovered coins locked in cold storage pending civil rehabilitation proceedings.

The tracked addresses on this page reflect coins held across Mt. Gox's legacy wallets and recovery accounts. Attribution comes from blockchain analysis, court filings, and public statements from the bankruptcy trustee overseeing the Mt. Gox rehabilitation process. These addresses do not represent the full scale of Mt. Gox's original on-chain footprint, but rather the verified wallets tied to the entity through legal proceedings and forensic clustering.

/ Overview

On-chain footprint

Tracked addresses

Networks · BTC

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First seen on-chain

/ Context

Cold Storage and Recovery Status

Mt. Gox BTC sits in addresses that moved rarely post-collapse, reflecting storage rather than active trading. Recent years have seen consolidation of coins under trustee custody as Japanese civil law restructured the bankruptcy case. On-chain patterns show minimal outbound movement, consistent with locked funds awaiting distribution approval.

/ Vault

All 2 addresses

Showing 2 of 2

011ankdml9ltvv1e1ef7cwpfeksv6bpojwytBTCVIEW

021n7jwmv63mkmdsyzbnuvhbeydqfcq1u8ypBTCVIEW

/ See also

Related entities

CEF

Ceffu

Fund · 4 tracked addresses

4 addrBTC / ETH

CGA

CI Global Asset Management

Fund · 2 tracked addresses

2 addrBTC

LED

Ledn

Fund · 2 tracked addresses

2 addrBTC

/ Questions

FAQ

How does Mt. Gox hold its Bitcoin today?

Mt. Gox's coins are stored in cold wallets managed by the bankruptcy trustee as part of ongoing civil rehabilitation in Japan. These addresses remain largely dormant, with coins secured offline pending creditor distributions. Movement from these wallets requires court authorization and trustee action.

What was Mt. Gox's original business model?

Mt. Gox functioned as a centralized spot exchange where users traded BTC for fiat currencies and altcoins. The platform took custody of customer deposits and maintained order books. Its 2010-2014 run made it the dominant venue for Bitcoin price discovery globally before the collapse.

How were these addresses attributed to Mt. Gox?

The verified addresses listed here tie to Mt. Gox through blockchain forensics, court documents, and public statements from the bankruptcy trustee. These represent selected wallets identified in legal filings, not the complete historical footprint of all addresses the exchange ever controlled.

Has Mt. Gox moved any BTC recently?

Most Mt. Gox addresses show dormancy since the 2014 shutdown. Occasional movements reflect trustee consolidation or legal process steps. Significant outbound flows would signal upcoming creditor distributions under the rehabilitation plan.