> Why take 429k and split it into many addresses each containing less than 1,000 BTC each?
Ever heard the adage "Don't put all your eggs in one basket"?
It's possible that MtGox used to operate everything from a single, large wallet but decided to split it up into lots of smaller wallets, to avoid the risk of suffering a single, catastrophic compromise.
Ever heard the adage "Don't put all your eggs in one basket"?
It's possible that MtGox used to operate everything from a single, large wallet but decided to split it up into lots of smaller wallets, to avoid the risk of suffering a single, catastrophic compromise.