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'$300m in cryptocurrency' accidentally lost forever due to bug | Technology | The Guardian

Accepted submission by MrPlow at 2017-11-09 08:46:36
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Submitted via IRC for SoyGuest64926

User mistakenly takes control of hundreds of wallets containing cryptocurrency Ether, destroying them in a panic while trying to give them back

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/nov/08/cryptocurrency-300m-dollars-stolen-bug-ether [theguardian.com]


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