> One of regulators' biggest worries about virtual currencies, like Bitcoin, is that they're susceptible to fraud, counterfeiting, and manipulation. Well, two p

> One of regulators' biggest worries about virtual currencies, like Bitcoin, is that they're susceptible to fraud, counterfeiting, and manipulation. Well, two people in Germany apparently just proved this was possible. The problem with the way this article is worded is that the way these Bitcoins were obtained had nothing to do with fraud, counterfeiting nor manipulation. Their actions were illegal because they ran malware on people's computers to generate the bitcoins, not because they manipulated the currency itself.