What is Mt. Gox, and Why Does It Matter?

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About a decade ago, it was almost impossible to buy Bitcoin.

Coinbase, Binance, Gemini, and more were all just glimmers that hadn’t been created yet. Buying Bitcoin in the early days involved several complicated steps, and a person had to be committed to purchase in order to navigate it all. It’s no wonder the first few years of Bitcoin saw little if any adoption.

Until Mt. Gox arrived on the scene.