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Kim Nilsson - Cracking MtGox

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What it is

Kim Nilsson presents his investigation into how Mt. Gox was hacked and mismanaged, tracing the finances and the missing bitcoins. It was given at the 2017 Breaking Bitcoin meetup.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN commenters call it one of the best, most unbiased explanations of what actually happened to Mt. Gox and its missing coins.

  • 5 people recommended it
  • 4 different months
  • 3 strong recommendations
  • first 2017, last 2021

What HN commenters said

  1. “check out Kim Nilsson's great writeups[1][2] and presentation[3].”

    Nilsson's investigation and presentation on cracking MtGox

    otoburb, 2017-11 · Strong recommendation · in “Mt. Gox Bankruptcy Wasn't Really a Bust”

  2. “One of the best summaries of the Mt Gox incident, as well as the fallout and subsequent investigations that I've watched.”

    Summary of the Mt Gox incident, fallout and investigations.

    stuxnet79, 2018-01 · Strong recommendation · in “Tokyo-based cryptocurrency exchange hacked, losing $530M: NHK”

  3. “Kim Nilsson's work is as good and unbiased as it comes and it pretty much explains everything you need to know about the missing coins”

    Unbiased explanation of what happened to the missing Mt Gox coins.

    pakitan, 2019-03 · Strong recommendation · in “Mark Karpeles Gets Suspended Jail Term”

  4. “Here's a talk that discusses the financial situation at MtGox”

    MtGox finances and its poor security when Karpeles bought it

    jandrese, 2017-11 · Recommendation · in “Mt. Gox Bankruptcy Wasn't Really a Bust”

  5. “It's quite a rollercoaster of failures.”

    Entertaining outside-researcher talk tracing the missing Mt Gox money.

    Groxx, 2021-02 · Recommendation · in “Mt. Gox demise as told by a Bitcoin insider”

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Topics: bitcoin, mt gox, exchange hack, forensics, cryptocurrency

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