At Least $11 Million Worth of Bitcoins Lost to Scams in 4 Years: Study
http://gadgets.ndtv.com/internet/news/at-least-11-million-worth-of-bitcoins-lost-to-scams-in-4-years-study-656319
Frauds such as online ponzi schemes have skimmed at least $11 million in Bitcoin deposits from unsuspecting cyber-customers over the past four years, a study says.
"Our calculation of $11 million (roughly Rs. 68 crores) is almost certainly at the low-end," said lead researcher Marie Vasek from Southern Methodist University in the US.
"The amount of Bitcoin that depositors have lost to these scams is probably many millions more," Vasek added.
Topic: [2015-02-02] NDTV: At Least $11 Million Worth of Bitcoins Lost to Scams in 4 Yrs (Read 1070 times)
February 03, 2015, 08:06:42 PM
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