Bitcoin Exchange MtGox CEO Karpeles Faces Lawsuit Over Bankruptcy; Personal Finances Targeted In Class-Action Case

In the latest chapter of the MtGox saga, a London law firm has filed a class-action lawsuit against MtGox CEO Mark Karpeles. The bitcoin exchange filed for bankruptcy Friday, stating that more than 850,000 bitcoins, 100,000 of which belonged to the exchange itself, had been lost due to a flaw in their systems. The lawsuit seeks damages from Karpeles himself, saying that they will go after him "wherever in the world he is."