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  • WhiteFace1

    Just had 4 bitcoins stolen (40k's worth), was meant for a deposit on a house, gutted, jack shit I can do about it.

    • https://www.vice.com…imbecile
    • that really sucks.Gnash
    • Ooft, shit. Sorry to hear, man.

      May I ask how?
      detritus
    • Not 100% sure I had a wallet on an old PC, encrypted, password protected, but somehow they got access. Seems offline storage is the only really safe wayWhiteFace
    • wait ... a crypto currency that can be stolen? isn't the whole point that those are yours, digitally? jesus christ, wtf is that all about?monospaced
    • you'd think that the digital paper trail saying you had 4 bitcoins is proof that they are yours ... how can they not fix that?monospaced
    • that fucking sucks dude :(monospaced
    • Grim. Also thought blockchain made theft impossible but I guess anything is hackable. Bastards find a way.monoboy
    • damn. standard btc wallet? wonder how they hacked it...inteliboy
    • https://www.google.c…imbecile
    • fucking hell dude ... isnt there some support you can get for this? Here for youmugwart
    • jesus.HijoDMaite
    • that blows, man :(
      Just curious... what was the initial value when you first purchased? (you said 'old computer so I assume you held them a while?)
      PonyBoy
    • 4 btc is worth 40k now? jesusscarabin_net
    • How is that possible???Bennn
    • you know what they say benn. if you believe it hard enough.pango
    • watching this thing on bitcoin, they say it's impossible to hack because of the shared information AKA blockchainHayoth
    • It was a bitcoin core wallet on my old laptop, no idea how they managed it, I was updating the blockchain ans suddenly there was a 'sent -4BTC' message.WhiteFace
    • I can track exactly where the coins went but they've been divided between so many addresses at this point there's nothing I can do but watch...WhiteFace
    • They seem to lead back here: https://blockexplore… 90M worth! Greedy fuckersWhiteFace
    • cunts!! :( Damn man sorry to hear that - fucking killer...pedromendez
    • http://www.globalcry…Gnash
    • This is why I have yet to get into Bitcoins. Someone at my work had all his stolen.dbloc
    • What wallet software are you usingdrgs
    • Was using the bitcoin core wallet, best not to I reckonWhiteFace
    • The future is fucking scaryBennn

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