I'm part of the lawsuit that he's blocking, so you could take my word for it that that news article is correct. He has since lowered the claim amount to half a billion, which is still an insane amount that's too large for letting the bankruptcy just proceed.
https://news.bitcoin.com/mt-gox-restitution-process-frozen-d...
I'm part of the lawsuit that he's blocking, so you could take my word for it that that news article is correct. He has since lowered the claim amount to half a billion, which is still an insane amount that's too large for letting the bankruptcy just proceed.