GreatAlbatross@feddit.ukM to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · edit-22 years agoMan spends 10 years persuading Newport council to let him dig through landfill site for £130m of buried bitcoins.www.mirror.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square33fedilinkarrow-up1152
arrow-up1152external-linkMan spends 10 years persuading Newport council to let him dig through landfill site for £130m of buried bitcoins.www.mirror.co.ukGreatAlbatross@feddit.ukM to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · edit-22 years agomessage-square33fedilink
minus-squareInfernal_pizza@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 years agoThat makes a lot more sense. Presumably you can back up the key however you like to avoid situations like this?
minus-squarenotabot@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·2 years agoAbsolutely, but do mske sure the backups are secure, anyone with access to them can move those bitcoins.
minus-squarecynar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 years agoYou can. However, it’s easy to not bother, particularly when bit coin were a few pence each. Now the price is sky high, it’s suddenly worth millions.
That makes a lot more sense. Presumably you can back up the key however you like to avoid situations like this?
Absolutely, but do mske sure the backups are secure, anyone with access to them can move those bitcoins.
You can. However, it’s easy to not bother, particularly when bit coin were a few pence each. Now the price is sky high, it’s suddenly worth millions.