{"product_id":"ultimate-catastrophe-mark-hunter-9781068475597","title":"Ultimate Catastrophe: How MtGox Lost Half a Billion Dollars and Nearly Killed Bitcoin","description":"\u003cp\u003eMtGox was the \u003cstrong\u003ebiggest Bitcoin exchange in the world\u003c\/strong\u003e when it imploded in 2014, taking almost \u003cstrong\u003ehalf a billion dollars\u003c\/strong\u003e in customer funds with it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe collapse of MtGox, triggered by a perfect storm of crippling hacks and spectacular mismanagement, shocked the Bitcoin world to its core and left the fledgling cryptocurrency on the ropes. Worse, it started a battle for compensation by creditors that took over a decade to resolve, by which time the loss was calculated at over \u003cstrong\u003e$50 billion\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eUltimate Catastrophe - How MtGox Lost Half a Billion Dollars and Nearly Killed Bitcoin\u003c\/em\u003e covers the rise and fall of MtGox and the titanic fights waged by those whose lives were turned upside-down by its capitulation: the sleuths, both amateur and professional, who hunted down the hackers; the desperate desire of MtGox CEO, Mark Karpelès, to clear his name; and the efforts of the tens of thousands of defrauded customers to claw back what is rightfully theirs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith insight from those who built it, used it and investigated its demise, join Mark Hunter as he reveals for the first time the full story of the birth, life and untimely death of MtGox.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark Hunter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1068475595\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781068475597\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tulip Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/28\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 236\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.07lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d","brand":"Mark Hunter","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48175710994687,"sku":"9781068475597","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ff30664b-3e01-4250-8b96-5d2e23fdef91.jpg?v=1771335427","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ultimate-catastrophe-mark-hunter-9781068475597","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}