Thread by @wizsecurity

@crypto And there it is, the worst take I've ever seen on MtGox. Peter Vessenes has spent a decade trying to scam his way into MtGox, has spent the last few years literally trying to rob MtGox's victims, and you write him a goddamn tribute piece? Delete your account.

@crypto Here, some free fact checks for @mattleising who wrote this journalistic fellatio:

Peter Vessenes never had any "portion" of MtGox; he tried multiple times but both McCaleb and Karpeles rebuffed him.

@crypto @mattleising Vessenes then argued his way into a revenue sharing agreement by promising to provide licensed operations for the US and Canada, but dragged his feet on the actual licenses and instead started pocketing the bank deposits users made through CoinLab.

@crypto @mattleising When MtGox broke off the agreement, Peter sued to get paid anyway. When MtGox collapsed, Peter stepped over the victims to try to claim all the remaining assets for himself with a fantastic tale of how MtGox should have made many billions. For him.

@crypto @mattleising The ludicrously large claims were designed to block all payouts and hold creditors hostage as leverage, and he's consistently refused to drop it or lower the claim. Far from deserving credit for the recent deal, Peter had to be bribed with $11M to stop blocking it.

@crypto @mattleising Peter had to watch MtGox grow into the world's largest bitcoin exchange without him, and has never been able to let go of all the profits he imagined for himself. Even if it means trying to steal it from the real victims.