tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post270923243794037118..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: Report: $500,000 Bitcoin RobberyRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-33961083074685793582011-06-17T03:09:23.519-04:002011-06-17T03:09:23.519-04:00I was going to comment similarly to Anon 1:26. It...I was going to comment similarly to Anon 1:26. It would be easy to have thumb drives and backups in a safe (or even an off-site safe).<br /><br />It seems to me, if this story is even true, that it's more an issue with anonymity than with digital money. Any form of exchange that carries complete anonymity will have increased risk in the case of theft. If you lose a stash of cash, there'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-35526368348357762082011-06-17T01:26:21.432-04:002011-06-17T01:26:21.432-04:00First, I have my doubts about this story.
Second,...First, I have my doubts about this story.<br /><br />Second, even if the story is true, if he had <a href="https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Securing_your_wallet" rel="nofollow">encrypted his wallet.dat</a> or, even better, kept it on a thumb drive in his pocket instead of on an unsecure computer connected to a network (the equivalent of leaving $500K cash on your kitchen table and the door to your Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-49214876185055645222011-06-16T16:55:30.866-04:002011-06-16T16:55:30.866-04:00I was going to forward this to you. There seems to...I was going to forward this to you. There seems to be a lot of suspicion on /. that the whole thing is a hoax.<br /><br />http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/06/16/1244205/500000-Worth-of-Bitcoins-StolenDifsterhttp://difster.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-86096166746775138152011-06-16T15:18:06.754-04:002011-06-16T15:18:06.754-04:00Shoot, Bob. I am surprised that the BTC posse has...Shoot, Bob. I am surprised that the BTC posse hasn't put a number on your head or hit your site with DDoS attack just for merely talking bad about the almighty bitcoin. As an Austro-Libertarian, I find it quite strange that the supporters of a supposed alternative currency would support offensive attacks, but they do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-21949666959332035432011-06-16T14:40:54.761-04:002011-06-16T14:40:54.761-04:00If holding your own wallet.dat is a risk, there co...If holding your own wallet.dat is a risk, there could be a market for a 3rd party bitcoin wallet operator - the equivalent of putting your valuables in a safety deposit box. They could implement a more secure method for releasing bitcoins for transactions, for example using an RSA hardware-based solution at the time of transaction, phone verification for suspicious-looking activity, etc. They Ben Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02993765107497016319noreply@blogger.com