Market · June 19, 2011
Mt. Gox database leak; price flash-crashes to $0.01
Price at event
$18
Today
$73,594
Since then
×4205
A leaked user database lets attackers dump stolen coins. The Mt. Gox order book briefly prints $0.01. Trades are rolled back, but the trust never fully comes back.
⸺ Sources ⸺
- primaryBitMEX Research — The June 2011 Bitcoin Flash Crash (detailed primary analysis: Mt. Gox database leak, price drop to $0.01) ↗
- referenceMt. Gox — Wikipedia (documents June 19, 2011 user-database leak and fraudulent crash to one cent) ↗
- newsU.Today / TradingView — Bitcoin Crashed From $17 to $0.01 (June 19, 2011 Mt. Gox flash crash) ↗