Plunge

Bitcoin

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<h2 id="key-points">Key Points</h2> 
<ul> 
 <li>Bankrupt crypto exchange Mt. Gox is set to return $9 billion worth of Bitcoin to creditors in early July.</li> 
 <li>Despite market concerns, institutional investors and crypto whales maintain interest in Bitcoin, as evidenced by recent ETF inflows.</li> 
</ul>  
<p>The controversial crypto exchange, Mt. Gox, which declared bankruptcy following a substantial hack, is preparing to reimburse its users with a total of $9 billion in Bitcoin. </p> 
<h2 id="return-of-lost-bitcoins">Return of Lost Bitcoins</h2> 
<p>Mt. Gox, a Tokyo-based exchange that once held a significant share of the Bitcoin market, is set to commence repayments to its thousands of users in the coming month. </p> 
<p>The repayment amount, which is a small portion of the 650,000 to 950,000 bitcoins stolen in 2014, is valued at nearly $9 billion. The value of the stolen coins at the time of the hack was significantly less, but with the current market prices, they would be worth over $59 billion. </p> 
<p>The decision to start repayments follows a lengthy bankruptcy process filled with legal obstacles and delays. As of 1st July, the court-appointed trustee managing the case announced that distributions to the approximately 20,000 Mt. Gox creditors would begin. </p> 
<p>The repayments will comprise of both Bitcoin and Bitcoin cash, a variant of the initial cryptocurrency. </p> 
<h2 id="market-impact-and-continued-interest">Market Impact and Continued Interest</h2> 
<p>While the repayments are a welcome development for users who lost their bitcoins in the hack, the timing coincides with a period of instability in the crypto market. </p> 
<p>However, despite potential short-term impacts on BTC prices due to the Mt.Gox repayments, institutional investors and crypto whales remain interested in Bitcoin. This is evident in the recent surge in ETF inflows. </p> 
<p>Bitcoin spot ETFs saw inflows for five consecutive days, culminating in a total net inflow of $129 million on 1st July. Fidelity’s FBTC ETF and Bitwise’s BITB ETF were among the leaders, with inflows of $65.034 million and $41.4022 million respectively. </p> 
<p>At the time of writing, BTC was trading at $62,788.49, experiencing a 0.78% decline in the last 24 hours. The trading volume also saw a 5.5% increase. </p>

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