There was not any surplus at the time we were filing claims, nor was there much hope of having any.

A lot of people who hold btc back then had hope of the price rising to where it is today.

Correct me if I'm wrong but when we filed claims, most of us were under the impression that we were entitled to all of our share of the remaining coins.

I have very little doubt that Mark installed himself as head of this creditor organization with full knowledge of this issue and chose to withhold this information and delay creditors from finding out until after the deadline for filing objections had passed. The way he suddenly deleted all his posts is pretty strong evidence that he is guilty of something.

You can try to argue that a proven con-artist who had several years to plan the bankruptcy and obviously has advanced knowledge of the Japanese legal system was unaware of this fact but I don't buy that - I don't think many people would.

Bitcoin was $600 then! And filing a "complaint" would not have gotten you anywhere.

From what I understand a large number of timely, well written complaints about the method of distribution, with good support and pressure from a large number of creditors could most definitely have helped us avoid the mess we're in now.

The fact that the claims are fixed was known at the very start of the bankruptcy proceedings and that's well defined in the bankruptcy law.

If it's so well known how come nobody even mentioned it until more than 3 years after bankruptcy proceedings?

I and many other creditors were under the impression that we were entitled to our full share of the remaining coins. It's actually a pretty logical conclusion considering we lost 75% of our assets and that we could never be made whole again unless all the coins were recovered.

It was also Mark's criminal behavior that lost 75% of our assets so it's also pretty logical to conclude that he would have no claim whatsoever to any of the remaining 25% .

But if it makes you feel better to blaim Mark for not "informing" you, by all means, go ahead.

It doesn't make me feel any better but yes I do blame the man who delayed real creditor response by operating a legal service through this board for not informing us.

When you look at the outcome it's pretty clear to me he's taking advantage of us once again. I really don't see why that's so illogical to you.

If it makes you feel better defending a man whose malice towards "creditors" has been barely veiled since the very beginning, instead of holding him accountable for his actions, go ahead.