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==Early Life== |
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Between 1995 and 2000 Karpeles was educated at Collège Prieuré de Binson, a private, [[Catholic]] boarding school in [[Châtillon-sur-Marne]]. He then spent one year at Lycée Claude Bernard, a private college in Paris, before compeleting his education in 2003 at Lycée Louis Armand<ref>http://copainsdavant.linternaute.com/p/mark-robert-karpeles-4285933 Copains d'Avant Profile</ref> . |
Karpeles was born in 1985, the only child of Robert and Anne Karpeles, a realtor<ref>http://edecideur.info/edecideur/6832A/KARPELES-Anne-SAINT-EXPEDIT-AMPHIARAUS-331800573.php</ref>. Between 1995 and 2000 Karpeles was educated at Collège Prieuré de Binson, a private, [[Catholic]] boarding school in [[Châtillon-sur-Marne]]. He then spent one year at Lycée Claude Bernard, a private college in Paris, before compeleting his education in 2003 at Lycée Louis Armand<ref>http://copainsdavant.linternaute.com/p/mark-robert-karpeles-4285933 Copains d'Avant Profile</ref> . |
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Revision as of 17:15, 27 February 2014
Mark Marie Robert Karpeles (born 1 June 1985[1]) is a web developer, best known for his role as the CEO of Mt. Gox[2].
Early Life
Karpeles was born in 1985, the only child of Robert and Anne Karpeles, a realtor[3]. Between 1995 and 2000 Karpeles was educated at Collège Prieuré de Binson, a private, Catholic boarding school in Châtillon-sur-Marne. He then spent one year at Lycée Claude Bernard, a private college in Paris, before compeleting his education in 2003 at Lycée Louis Armand[4] .
Programming Career
Karpeles began his programming career in 2003 at Linux Cyberjoueurs [5], an on-line game developer, where he also acted as a network administrator.
Mt. Gox
In September 2011 Karpeles created Mt. Gox, an exchange where the digital currency BitCoin is traded for other currencies. On 27 February 2014, Karpeles closed the Mt. Gox website with an estimated $409,000,000 in customer deposits unaccounted for[6].
External Links
- ^ https://www.credituk.com/free_director_search.asp Credit UK
- ^ http://www.forbes.com/sites/leoking/2014/02/26/mt-gox-ceo-mark-karpeles-i-am-still-in-japan/ Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpeles: 'I Am Still In Japan'
- ^ http://edecideur.info/edecideur/6832A/KARPELES-Anne-SAINT-EXPEDIT-AMPHIARAUS-331800573.php
- ^ http://copainsdavant.linternaute.com/p/mark-robert-karpeles-4285933 Copains d'Avant Profile
- ^ http://jp.linkedin.com/in/karpeles LinkedIn Profile
- ^ http://www.forbes.com/sites/cameronkeng/2014/02/25/bitcoins-mt-gox-shuts-down-loses-409200000-dollars-recovery-steps-and-taking-your-tax-losses/ Bitcoin's Mt. Gox Goes Offline, Loses $409M -- Recovery Steps and Taking Your Tax Losses