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Crypto exchange, Mt. Gox, in an ongoing repayment plan, transferred $2.2 billion worth of bitcoin (32,000 BTC) in preparation for potential future sales. The huge transfer impacted the market, causing Bitcoin prices to fall and raising expectations of significant price swings. Most of the transferred bitcoins were moved to an undisclosed wallet address. The repayments could put pressure on the bitcoin market as early investors who receive their assets could be enticed to sell. The repayment plan’s deadline has been extended to October 31, 2025.

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Mt. Gox, a now-inoperative crypto exchange, just moved a whopping 32,000 BTC (amounting to $2.2 billion) to different wallet addresses, getting ready for future sales. This is part of their ongoing repayment plan which has been extended to October 31, 2025. These massive bitcoin transfers can make the market go wild.

In fact, Bitcoin prices fell early on Tuesday when Mt.Gox started moving its enormous amount of bitcoin, as part of its plan for an upcoming sale. This has made BTC prices dip below $68,000 with a 2% loss in the last 24 hours, casting a shadow over the market just before the U.S. elections. Traders are anticipating some big price swings this week, even up to $8,000.

The huge amount of bitcoin, worth $2.2 billion today, was moved by Mt. Gox to untraceable wallet addresses. Most of the bitcoin, in particular around 30,400 BTC, was sent to one wallet address, while 2,000 BTC was moved to a different address. Usually, such transfers suggest that the holdings are being shifted to new addresses before being sold on crypto exchanges.

Mt. Gox’s repayments are thought to put a selling pressure on the bitcoin market, as the early investors who will be paid back will receive their assets at a much higher price than they bought it before 2013, tempting them to sell at least a part of their holdings.

If you remember, Mt. Gox used to be the biggest crypto exchange in the world, catering to over 70% of all bitcoin transactions during its peak. But in 2014, hackers attacked it and forced it to close, robbing an estimated 740,000 bitcoin (which would be more than $15 billion today). This was the most significant of many attacks on the exchange between 2010-13.

The trustees of Mt. Gox have been working on this repayment plan for a long time. Last year, a Tokyo court gave the plan a deadline of October 2024, but it got extended again by one year to October 31, 2025.