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Troubled bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox files for court protection

TOKYO, Japan - Mark Karpeles (2nd from R), chief of Tokyo-based major bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox, holds a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 28, 2014. Mt. Gox filed for bankruptcy court protection the same day after the exchange suddenly shut down all transactions of the virtual currency earlier in the week.

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Troubled bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox files for court protection

TOKYO, Japan - Mark Karpeles, chief of Tokyo-based major bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox, is pictured at a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 28, 2014. Mt. Gox filed for bankruptcy court protection the same day after the exchange suddenly shut down all transactions of the virtual currency earlier in the week.

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Troubled bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox files for court protection

TOKYO, Japan - Mark Karpeles, chief of Tokyo-based major bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox, bows in apology at a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 28, 2014. Mt. Gox filed for bankruptcy court protection the same day after the exchange suddenly shut down all transactions of the virtual currency earlier in the week.

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Troubled bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox files for court protection

TOKYO, Japan - Mark Karpeles, chief of Tokyo-based major bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox, holds a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 28, 2014. Mt. Gox filed for bankruptcy court protection the same day after the exchange suddenly shut down all transactions of the virtual currency earlier in the week.

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Further arrest warrant served on MtGox CEO over bitcoin scandal

Undated photo shows Mark Karpeles, chief executive officer of the bankrupt MtGox Co. bitcoin exchange. Tokyo police served another arrest warrant on the 30-year-old on Aug. 21, 2015, suspecting he embezzled some 321 million yen ($2.6 million) worth of funds entrusted by clients. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fresh arrest warrant to be served for MtGox CEO over bitcoin scandal

Undated photo shows Mark Karpeles, chief executive officer of the bankrupt MtGox Co. bitcoin exchange. Investigative sources said on Aug. 20, 2015 that police are set to serve a fresh arrest warrant on the 30-year-old, suspecting he embezzled some 321 million yen worth of funds entrusted by clients. Karpeles was arrested earlier in the month on suspicion of manipulating virtual currency data to pad his own cash account. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Police search Mt. Gox CEO's house

Police officers enter the home of Mark Karpeles, chief executive officer of the bankrupt Mt. Gox bitcoin exchange, in Tokyo on Aug. 3, 2015, for a house search. Karpeles was arrested on Aug. 1 on suspicion of manipulating his cash account in a scandal that badly damaged the reputation of the virtual online currency. He has denied the allegation. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan police arrest Mt. Gox CEO over loss of bitcoins

Photo taken Aug. 1, 2015, shows Mark Karpeles (C), chief executive officer of the failed Mt. Gox bitcoin exchange who was arrested over the loss of a massive amount of virtual online currency. The Tokyo police suspect Karpeles, a Frenchman, made unauthorized access to the computer system of the exchange to falsify data on its outstanding balance. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan police arrest Mt. Gox CEO over loss of bitcoins

Photo taken Aug. 1, 2015, shows Mark Karpeles (C), chief executive officer of the failed Mt. Gox bitcoin exchange who was arrested over the loss of a massive amount of virtual online currency. The Tokyo police suspect Karpeles, a Frenchman, made unauthorized access to the computer system of the exchange to falsify data on its outstanding balance. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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CEO of bitcoin exchange MtGox denies embezzlement

Mark Karpeles, the head of MtGoX Co., once the world's largest bitcoin digital currency exchange, attends a press conference in Tokyo on July 11, 2017, following his first trial, during which Karpeles denied embezzling hundreds of millions of yen from customers, insisting that the huge digital currency amount lost by the now-bankrupt exchange was the result of hacking. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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CEO of bitcoin exchange MtGox denies embezzlement

Mark Karpeles (C), the head of MtGoX Co., once the world's largest bitcoin digital currency exchange, attends a press conference in Tokyo on July 11, 2017, following his first trial, during which Karpeles denied embezzling hundreds of millions of yen from customers, insisting that the huge digital currency amount lost by the now-bankrupt exchange was the result of hacking. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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CEO of bitcoin exchange MtGox denies embezzlement

Mark Karpeles (R), the head of MtGoX Co., once the world's largest bitcoin digital currency exchange, attends a press conference in Tokyo on July 11, 2017, following his first trial, during which Karpeles denied embezzling hundreds of millions of yen from customers, insisting that the huge digital currency amount lost by the now-bankrupt exchange was the result of hacking. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Founder of bitcoin exchange MtGox denies embezzlement

Mark Karpeles, shown in this undated photo, the founder of MtGoX Co., once the world's largest bitcoin digital currency exchange, denied embezzling over 300 million yen of customers' money as his trial began in Tokyo on July 11, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo