In a move that has stirred the cryptocurrency community, Mt. Gox, the notorious exchange that halted withdrawals in 2014 after a massive hacking incident, has recently sent 24,052 BTC, worth about $2.43 billion, to a new wallet labeled “1N7jW.” The timing of the transaction seems rather auspicious, occurring just as Bitcoin itself was breaking through the $100,000 mark. Speculation has, of course, run wild among Twitter crypto pundits as to what this all means. Most, however, seem to agree that any potential operational liquidation of the assets won’t have a major immediate impact on the crypto market. The Return of
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