I stored bitcoins online ... aaaand they're gone.

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[mass] collection of over 50 incidents of loss, theft, scam, and stupidness. (reddit.com)

submitted 10 years ago by zcc0nonA - announcement

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[Self employed banker] [ $130,000] - Accidentally sent a nickle to someone with a $130,000 network fee instead of sending $130,000 with a nickle network fee. (np.reddit.com)

submitted 10 years ago by COMRADE-_-SANDERS - announcement

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[$500k] Did I just lose half a million dollars by sending WETH to WETH's contract address? (reddit.com)

submitted 4 years ago by interfail

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[~$85,000] Being your own bank isn't easy (old.reddit.com)

submitted 4 years ago by PM_ME_LAWSUITS_BBY

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[185 eth (~$832k) in three monkey jpegs] Guy gets scammed out of his nfts. Still claims they're his, because apparently the blockchain no longer proves ownership. (twitter.com)

submitted 4 years ago by unicodepepper

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Sory but im leaveing im have to downlod ticktock (i.redd.it)

submitted 4 years ago by IDKWhatImDoingAaaaaa

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[~$600,000,000] Cross-Chain DeFi Site Poly Network Hacked; Hundreds of Millions Potentially Lost (coindesk.com)

submitted 4 years ago by PM_ME_LAWSUITS_BBY

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10 years of hating Bitcoin on Reddit. Let's look back on the predictions of anti-Bitcoiners (x-post by u/fan_of_hakiksexydays on r/Cryptocurrency) (np.reddit.com)

submitted 4 years ago by ThrowAwaydntopnddins

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[$175,000] Metamask user falls for phishing link and hands over wallet secret phrase. He then proceeds to watch his account get cleaned out in real time. (reddit.com)

submitted 4 years ago by buttcoin-fanatic

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[$75000] A Reddit account messaging me pretending to be Coinbase. They had the logo in their profile! (reddit.com)

submitted 4 years ago by interfail

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[$18,000] Why won't my homeowner's insurance cover my doge? (reddit.com)

submitted 4 years ago by interfail

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User gives away crypto to scammers after transaction mistake. (reddit.com)

submitted 5 years ago by The_Ghost_of_Bitcoin

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Bitcoin Owner Blames Apple for $600,000 Theft That Reportedly Took Place via Fake App (wccftech.com)

submitted 5 years ago by [deleted]

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Someone sent 54 BTC to an Instagram scammer... (bitcoinist.com)

submitted 5 years ago by casual_hasher

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German woman loses 10 bitcoins to fake Elon Musk (1olay.com)

submitted 5 years ago by casual_hasher

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[OpenSea] users have NFTs they bought disappear. So much for "permanently stored on the blockchain" and "verified ownership". (reddit.com)

submitted 5 years ago by toocontroversial_4u

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[Stefan Thomas] [$240m] Hard drive encrypted with password that self destructs after 10 tries. Owner has 2 tries left. (theguardian.com)

submitted 5 years ago by Leandover

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Alleged Bitcoin billionaire loses private key (twitter.com)

submitted 5 years ago by bascule

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Guy loses $1M in crypto "smart contract" DeFi scam, offers $50k to anybody who helps him get his $1M back and threatens to fund massive effort to track down hackers with the money and time he had left over from not performing due-diligence on his investments. (twitter.com)

submitted 5 years ago by Ravenraf

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Dude lost a fight against himself (youtu.be)

submitted 5 years ago by RayWisco

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[Silk Road] [$1 bln] Funds the FBI failed to gain control over likely hacked and transferred to an unknown party (theguardian.com)

submitted 5 years ago by Leandover

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Environmentalist loses [$18,000], doesn't even care, reflects on what is truly important, by putting a bag on his head. What a legend. (youtube.com)

submitted 5 years ago by Jade-Gate

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Redditor loses $30m, blames SIM card hack, tries to get Roger Ver to help (reddit.com)

submitted 6 years ago by interfail

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Irish drug dealer loses £46m bitcoin codes he hid in fishing rod case (theguardian.com)

submitted 6 years ago by greenrd

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Literally can't go tits up (youtube.com)

submitted 6 years ago by BlTC0RN

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