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It's likely due to confirmation bias, but it seems that almost every bitcoin company has some (usually careless or inexcusable) gap in their security...

• danielweber 14y ago
  Back when I cared about bitcoin, I'd go look at their websites for vulnerabilities and usually find them. Then I would tell them. They never replied but did fix them.
  • Benferhat 14y ago
    What made you stop caring?
    • danielweber 14y ago
      I built a simple program to transfer money between two of my wallets, and .01 bitcoin (a substantial fraction of my bitcoin wealth) disappeared as a transaction cost. I asked around and was told "oh, yeah, they changed the defaults recently so there is always a transaction cost, you should pay closer attention to mailing list X, it's more up-to-date than the API documentation." I decided I didn't like dealing with something where I had to assume the fine print was out to screw me and walked away. I have other things to do with my life. (I probably am misremembering a few details of something that took place a few years ago.)
      • Benferhat 14y ago
        Yes, fuck transaction costs! I understand why we have them, though.