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Mt. Gox Postpones Bitcoin Repayment Deadline by One Year as Many Creditors Still Have Not Completed Procedures

  • This is the fourth one-year extension of the repayment deadline, with the deadline pushed back annually from October 2023→2024→2025→2026 and now to October 2027.
  • Repayments began in July 2024, with Kraken completing distribution by July 24, 2024 and Bitstamp starting payouts July 25, 2024; as of a March 2025 update, over 19,500 creditors had been repaid in BTC and Bitcoin Cash.
  • The announcement did not disclose the remaining amount still owed, but blockchain analytics firm Arkham Intelligence reported Mt. Gox-linked wallets held about 34,400 BTC (roughly ¥449.6 billion) as of October 20.

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