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Welsh man throws away hard drive containing £4M Bitcoin
- ColinWright 13y agoSame story, different source, significant discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6809065 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6809065 Yet more sources, no discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6814293 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6814293 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6815087 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6815087 I expect we'll see this story picked up and reported over and over again. It's about BitCoin, and everyone loves a good bit of schadenfreude.
- daniel-cussen 13y agoDark Bitcoin. I wonder if, in the scenario where it becomes an important world currency, you'll have people looking for dark Bitcoin, and dumpster diving for it the way people currently dive for silver and gold in sunken ships.