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Defunct crypto exchange Mt. Gox has just moved around 12,000 Bitcoin to a new, unknown wallet address in its first major transaction since the end of July. Mt. Gox made the move around 11:39 pm UTC on Aug. 20, sending 12,000 Bitcoin (BTC), worth $709.4 million, to an empty address starting with “1PuQB.” It also sent 1,265 BTC worth $74.8 million to the address starting with “1Jbez,” which is labeled as a Mt. Gox cold wallet on Arkham Intelligence. The funds haven’t moved since. The major move could mean Mt. Gox is preparing to distribute more Bitcoin to its creditors, who have been waiting to …

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