Mark Karpelès proposes Bitcoin hard fork to reclaim $5.2B in stolen Mt. Gox BTC
Former Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpelès has outlined a draft plan for a Bitcoin hard fork to recover nearly 80,000 BTC tied to the exchange’s 2011 hack, currently valued at over $5.2 billion. The proposal would redirect coins from a long-dormant theft address to a recovery wallet for court-supervised creditor repayments, reigniting debate over whether such changes undermine Bitcoin’s immutability.