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Mt. Gox creditor wallets have deposited 116.3 BTC — worth approximately $8.16 million at current prices — into Bitstamp, the latest in a series of on-chain movements that have kept the market on edge since the defunct exchange began its long-awaited repayment process.
Why it matters
Mt. Gox's rehabilitation trustee has been distributing BTC to creditors who have waited over a decade for repayment following the exchange's 2014 collapse. Every on-chain transfer to a major exchange like Bitstamp is read by the market as a potential sell signal: creditors who received coins at an effective cost basis near zero have little incentive to hold, and exchange deposits are the clearest pre-liquidation footprint visible on-chain. The overhang from Mt. Gox has been a persistent bearish narrative for BTC throughout the repayment window.
Market impact
While 116.3 BTC is a relatively modest single transfer, the pattern of incremental deposits to liquid venues like Bitstamp compounds selling pressure at a time when BTC is sensitive to large creditor flows. Traders will be watching whether this deposit is followed by additional wallet movements from the remaining Mt. Gox holdings, which still represent a meaningful supply overhang capable of weighing on spot prices if distributed rapidly.
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