Mt. Gox Wouldn’t Have Happened With Modern Tools, Says Mark Karpeles as He Launches New Crypto Exchange EllipX

“Before Mt. Gox, nobody in Japan knew what bitcoin was, but when the Mt. Gox bankruptcy happened, it was covered all over national TV. Despite having only 10,000 to 20,000 customers in Japan, the event was streamed live on every TV station and widely reported,” he said.