The Wall
Street Journal
Mt. Gox Says It Lost 750,000 of Customers'
Bitcoin to Fraud
Mt. Gox, once the dominant exchange for
bitcoin trading, on Friday said more than $470 million of the virtual currency
vanished from its digital coffers, kicking into high gear a search for the
missing money by victims and cybersleuths.
Acting
alone and in groups, the people stepped up their efforts after Mt. Gox
filed for bankruptcy protection in Japan and confirmed rumors it had
lost almost 750,000 of its customers' bitcoins, as well as roughly 100,000 of
its own.