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Questions abound regarding the safety of the 17 000 bitcoin (worth around R5.6bn) reported to be under MTI s control. Image: Chris Ratcliffe, Bloomberg
Mirror Trading International (MTI) issued a ‘critical statement’ on Tuesday saying its missing CEO Johann Steynberg is alive and probably in Brazil, but that âmanagement and leaders do not know if our bitcoin is safeâ.
This statement comes just a day after Ulrich Roux & Associates withdrew as the companyâs legal representatives, citing the disappearance of Steynberg and the fact that MTI members are not receiving their withdrawals as they have in the past.