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Published 10 years ago by zritic with 3 Comments
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10 years ago 3

Inside Japan’s Bitcoin Heist

A former Mt. Gox employee says incompetent management and faulty accounting—not virtual robbers—are the real culprits in the missing millions.

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  • GrimJestor
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    Great article, cleared up my misunderstanding of this whole issue a bit... but not my distrust of Bitcoin in general!

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  • canuck
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    So, you throw your money into what is essentially an unregulated, virtual currency, use an essentially unregulated Exchange setup by a 20-something year old white guy with no banking experience in Japan? What could possibly go wrong with that plan?

    LOL so true.

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