Lawyers

• Mt Gox says 200,000 of total missing Bitcoins in old virtual wallets

  In an statement published on its website, Mt Gox announced that it was able to recover 200,000 of the 800,000 Bitcoins missing from old format wallets that were no longer used.

• Singaporean Bitcoin operators to be regulated over laundering fears

  The Monetary Authority of Singapore has said in its latest statement that it will be one of the first countries who has taken to regulate Bitcoin to address risks that the currency could be used for money-laundering and terrorism funding purposes.

• New lawsuit in Tokyo highlights Mt Gox's compliance, funding before shutdown

  Two months prior to the shutdown and eventual filing of bankruptcy protection by Mt Gox, Reuters said the exchange received a civil complaint from a New Yorker over allegations of regulatory compliance and illegal holding of his deposit.

• New Mt Gox lawsuit to delve into Karpeles' personal wealth

  Selachii LLP lawyer Richard Howlett was quoted as saying that their clients are looking to recoup their lost investment from Chief Executive Officer Mark Karpeles' personal wealth, Coindesk said in a report.

• Mt Gox vows to look into criminal complaint that caused $425 M loss

  The Associated Press report said that Mt Gox has been investigating the financial discrepancy that caused the virtual money exchange to shutter down last week.

• 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.

• Yellen dismisses Federal Reserve responsibility to regulate Bitcoin

  Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen has told a Senate Banking Committee on Thursday that the agency does not have authority to supervise or regulate Bitcoin, Techspot said in a report.

• Bitcoin interest group claims to be cause of Mt Gox probe

  Unnamed sources told Bloomberg that the Bitcoin Foundation tipped off federal authorities after Mot Gox CEO Mark Karpales withdrew from his position in the foundation's board last weekend.

• Japanese official reveals plans for national regulation of Bitcoin after Mt Gox shutdown

  In a news conference in Japan today, government spokesman Yoshihide Suga disclosed that relevant authorities have started collecting information about Bitcoin trading with a goal to introduce regulatory measures on the virtual currency.

• 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.

• Investment recovery in Bitcoins following Mt Gox shutdown could be sought in tax deductions

  Following an unannounced shutdown of the virtual currency exchange Mt Gox on Tuesday, a report by a Forbes newsmagazine contributor said investors could only recoup their losses via tax deductions.