“‘I was always worried: ‘What if all the bitcoins got stolen?’ ‘ the 29-year-old Frenchman said in an interview, his first since a Feb. 28 news conference to announce the exchange’s bankruptcy filing. Mr. Karpelès says the failure to find experienced executives to help him deal with day-to-day operations was a critical mistake. Instead of focusing on the company’s technology, he often spent hours each day in meetings with lawyers and bankers. Mr. Karpelès said the exchange’s fast growth had been too much for him. In just three months after he bought Mt. Gox from founder Jed McCaleb in March 2011, the 3,000 accounts surged by a factor of 20, he said.”
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