Its well known that Roger had tens of thousands of bitcoin tied up in Mt Gox (at the least). He might even have been their biggest customer.
Its hardly surprising he would want to help Mark out.
Its hardly surprising he would want to help Mark out.
Here are some of they well know people who made claims against MtGox
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Roger Ver - 577.46 BTC
Gregory Maxwell - 928.96 BTC
Olivier Janssens [Bitcoin Foundation] - 335126397.0 JPY and 385117.77 USD
Bruce Fenton [Bitcoin Foundation] - 8.06 BTC
Luke Dashjr - 446.12 BTC
Pieter Wuille - 59.83 BTC
Peter Vessenes [Bitcoin Foundation] - 8000.00 USD
Patrick Murck [Bitcoin Foundation] - 175.00 BTC
Martti Malmi - 10.00 BTC
Danny Brewster [Neo & Bee scammer] - 368.80 BTC
Adam Back - 108.45 BTC
Rudy Harjanto (also in offshore leaks) - 1076.19 BTC and 408819.13 USD
Gregory Maxwell - 928.96 BTC
Olivier Janssens [Bitcoin Foundation] - 335126397.0 JPY and 385117.77 USD
Bruce Fenton [Bitcoin Foundation] - 8.06 BTC
Luke Dashjr - 446.12 BTC
Pieter Wuille - 59.83 BTC
Peter Vessenes [Bitcoin Foundation] - 8000.00 USD
Patrick Murck [Bitcoin Foundation] - 175.00 BTC
Martti Malmi - 10.00 BTC
Danny Brewster [Neo & Bee scammer] - 368.80 BTC
Adam Back - 108.45 BTC
Rudy Harjanto (also in offshore leaks) - 1076.19 BTC and 408819.13 USD