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Great news for people who were affected by the whole Mt. Gox incident.

It took a very long time but it's nice to see that there will be people getting their Bitcoins back. I'd assumed most people had given up hope or were at best thinking they would get the original fiat value.

Bravo to the trustee and those involved.

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The trustee deserves no thanks. He has actively fought against this for years while drawing down a hefty fee for his office. This action was forced by the court.

If you hadn't realized, it was the trustee who held the BTC all these years despite the bankruptcy law saying all assets need to be liquidated for distribution which could've happened years ago at 10th of the price but no one seem to appreciate that part but complain on every move he makes.

Besides he has a lot of liabilities to cover going the unprecedented route that is cryptocurrency civil rehabilitation case, can't just blame him for not giving us BTC back sooner.

I would have been fine with liquidation and distribution years ago. That would have been financially better than the plan prior to civil rehabilitation.

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