# Mt. Gox repayment deadline moved to 31 October 2027; 34,400 BTC still in its wallets Source: Searchable (https://searchable.pk/news/crypto/mt-gox-repayment-deadline-moved-to-31-october-2027-34400-btc-still-in-its) Type: News article Author: Searchable Editorial Published: 20 Oct 2026 Updated: 20 Oct 2026 Retrieved: 20 Oct 2026 > The court-approved delay gives the trustee another year to pay creditors who have not finished their paperwork. The coins are worth about Rs 776 billion at today's price. The trustee of collapsed bitcoin exchange **Mt. Gox** has pushed the deadline for repaying its creditors back by another full year, to **31 October 2027** (Japan time). The old deadline was 31 October 2026, eleven days away. Wallets linked to Mt. Gox still hold about **34,400 BTC**, worth roughly **$2.8 billion (about Rs 776 billion)** at today's bitcoin price of about $81,486, according to Arkham Intelligence data cited by [Cointelegraph](https://cointelegraph.com/news/mt-gox-creditor-repayment-deadline-extended-2027). That is coins that could still reach the market. ## What the Mt. Gox notice says The rehabilitation trustee, Tokyo lawyer **Nobuaki Kobayashi**, published the [notice](https://www.mtgox.com/img/pdf/20261016_b3a13e0f-55f6-4653-913b-be80762390e8_announcement_en.pdf) dated 16 October 2026, saying the Tokyo District Court had approved the change. It covers three kinds of payment: the Base Repayment, the Early Lump-Sum Repayment and the Intermediate Repayment. The trustee gave two reasons: - **Many creditors have not finished the required procedures**, so they could not be paid. - **Others ran into problems during payment processing**, such as transfers that did not go through. The trustee says the extra year is meant to let him pay as many of these creditors as is reasonably possible. The notice does not say how much bitcoin is left to distribute. ## A deadline that keeps moving Mt. Gox, once the world's biggest bitcoin exchange, collapsed in 2014 after losing hundreds of thousands of coins to hackers. Repayments in bitcoin and bitcoin cash began only in **July 2024**, and by March 2025 more than **19,500 creditors** had been paid, Cointelegraph noted. The repayment deadline was first set for 31 October 2023 and has been pushed back a year at a time since, to 2024, 2025, 2026 and now 2027. Last year's move to 2026 was reported by [The Block](https://www.theblock.co/post/376205/mt-gox-postpones-repayment-deadline). ## What it means for bitcoin prices Traders watch the Mt. Gox wallets closely, because any coins that reach creditors can be sold. A longer deadline means the remaining 34,400 BTC is unlikely to arrive in one rush: it can be released slowly over the next 12 months, or not at all, as creditors complete their paperwork. The news lands on a weak day for crypto. Bitcoin fell to around $81,400 on Tuesday as Asian chip stocks tumbled, [CoinDesk reported](https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/10/20/bitcoin-drops-to-usd81-400-as-asian-chip-stocks-tumble-options-traders-seek-downside-protection). Follow the daily price on our [bitcoin price page](/data/btc-usd), and the rupee rate on the [dollar rate page](/data/usd-pkr) (USD/PKR 276.90 on 20 October). ## If you are a Mt. Gox creditor Creditors who have not been paid should log in to the trustee's claim system at claims.mtgox.com and use the inquiry form under the "Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)" button. An inquiry can be sent without logging in, but the trustee warns it may not be able to verify your identity, which slows the reply. Never share your login details with anyone offering to speed up a claim: only the trustee's own site handles repayments. ## Frequently asked questions **What is the new Mt. Gox repayment deadline?** 31 October 2027 (Japan Standard Time), moved from 31 October 2026 under a trustee notice dated 16 October 2026 and approved by the Tokyo District Court. **How much bitcoin does Mt. Gox still hold?** About 34,400 BTC, worth roughly $2.8 billion, according to Arkham Intelligence data cited by Cointelegraph on 20 October 2026. ## Sources - Notice Concerning Change of Repayments Deadline (16 October 2026) (Mt. Gox rehabilitation trustee): https://www.mtgox.com/img/pdf/20261016_b3a13e0f-55f6-4653-913b-be80762390e8_announcement_en.pdf - Mt. Gox pushes creditor repayment deadline to 2027 (Cointelegraph): https://cointelegraph.com/news/mt-gox-creditor-repayment-deadline-extended-2027 - Mt. Gox pushes back repayment deadline by another year (The Block): https://www.theblock.co/post/376205/mt-gox-postpones-repayment-deadline - Bitcoin drops to $81,400 as Asian chip stocks tumble (CoinDesk): https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/10/20/bitcoin-drops-to-usd81-400-as-asian-chip-stocks-tumble-options-traders-seek-downside-protection How to cite: "Mt. Gox repayment deadline moved to 31 October 2027; 34,400 BTC still in its wallets", Searchable, 20 Oct 2026, https://searchable.pk/news/crypto/mt-gox-repayment-deadline-moved-to-31-october-2027-34400-btc-still-in-its