Lawyers

• Prosecutors file charges against ex-CEO of Mt.Gox bitcoin exchange

  Japanese prosecutors have filed charges against Mark Karpeles, the former head of defunct bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox, accusing him of stealing $2.7 million of clients' money, media reported.

• Former CEO of collapsed Mt.Gox bitcoin exchange arrested in Japan: reports

  Mark Karpeles, the former head of defunct bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox, was arrested on Saturday in connection with the disappearance of hundreds of millions of dollars worth of the virtual currency, Japanese media reports said.

• Mt. Gox bankruptcy issues return to CEO Karpeles

  As the investigation on the collapse into bankruptcy of Mt. Gox, all issues and liabilities return to its CEO Mark Karpeles, who is now preparing his defense with his lawyers in Japan.

• Investigation on Bitcoin exchange CEO's death puzzles Singaporean investigators

  The death of First Meta Chief Executive Officer Autumn Radtke has been initially ruled as unnatural with no suspicions of foul play by the Singapore Police Force, Hindustan Times said.

• Illinois native seeks legal action against bankrupt Mt Gox in class-action suit

  Gregory Greene of Illinois would reportedly be the first individual who had filed a lawsuit against shuttered virtual money exchange Mt Gox. Greene filed a class-action suit against the embattled Bitcoin exchange over consumer fraud, negligence, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract and other allegations, Ars Technica said.

• Mt. Gox files for bankruptcy protection in Japan

  Shuttered virtual money exchange Mt Gox confirmed fears of Bitcoin investors when it announced today its bankruptcy filing in Japan, Bloomberg said in a report.

• Attorney subpoenaed Mt. Gox, other bitcoin businesses: source

  Manhattan Attorney Preet Bharara has sent subpoenas to Mt. Gox, other bitcoin exchanges, and businesses that deal in bitcoin to seek information on how they handled recent cyber attacks, a source familiar with the probe said on Wednesday.

• Following Mt Gox shutdown US lawmakers push for Bitcoin regulation

  Several policy makers in the US has voiced out the urgency to draft a legislation governing Bitcoin and other virtual currencies for the protection of investors following the abrupt disappearance of popular virtual currency exchange Mt Gox.