Mt. Gox delays repayments again: new deadline is 31 October 2027

What the notice says. The main repayments are largely done for creditors who completed every step and had no issues. But many still have nothing: some have not finished the required procedures, others hit problems along the way. To pay them too, the trustee, with the court's permission, moved the deadline by a year, to 31 October 2027 Japan time.

This is the fourth delay. Per Decrypt, the deadline was first October 2023, then it moved to October 2024, 2025 and 2026.

How much is left. Decrypt, citing Arkham, puts about 34,388 BTC in wallets linked to Mt. Gox, around $2.8B. In June 2026, 10,422.65 BTC left cold storage, and per the same data nothing has moved since. In total the exchange owes about $9B in bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash to roughly 24,000 creditors, and about 19,500 of them have been paid.

Why markets care. When payouts were announced in July 2024, Mt. Gox held about 141,686 BTC and bitcoin fell 6.5% in a day. There are four times fewer coins now and the market is bigger. The delay itself says nothing about whether coins get sold: creditors decide that once they are paid.

Confirmed facts

• The notice from Mt. Gox trustee Nobuaki Kobayashi is dated 16 October 2026.^[1]
• With the court's permission, the repayment deadline moves from 31 October 2026 to 31 October 2027, Japan time.^[1][2]
• Reason: many creditors have not been repaid because they did not complete the required procedures or ran into issues during the process.^[1]
• Per Arkham, wallets linked to Mt. Gox hold about 34,388 BTC, roughly $2.8B.^[2]
• The deadline has moved four times: from October 2023 to 2024, 2025, 2026 and now 2027.^[2]
• About 19,500 of roughly 24,000 creditors have been repaid.^[2]

Implications

• ConfirmedThe remaining coins do not have to reach the market before the end of October 2026.
• Our readingThe selling risk is spread out over time, but it is smaller than in 2024: four times fewer coins are left.

Still unknown

• When the trustee will start moving coins again.
• How many creditors will sell bitcoin right after they get it.
• The exact balance: 34,388 BTC is Arkham's estimate, not the trustee's figure.

Who it affects

Japan, Global. Anyone holding bitcoin, and Mt. Gox creditors

Sources

1. MtGox Co., Ltd. Rehabilitation Trustee: Notice Concerning Change of Repayments Deadline October 16, 2026 · official
2. Decrypt: Mt. Gox Pushes Repayment Deadline to 2027 With $2.8B in Bitcoin Still to Distribute October 20, 2026 · media