Another news site piles in on the ~300 BTC fee story. They're citing Motherboard with their poorly researched "$5" (should be less than 5 cents).
This one goes beyond the high fee, there's bit about Mike Hearn, Elliptic and Bitcoin itself.
Man accidentally sends $137,000 worth of Bitcoin instead of $5
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2016/04/27/man-accidentally-sends-137000-worth-of-bitcoin-instead-of-5/
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A Bitcoin transaction appears to have gone horribly wrong after a hapless user accidentally charged themselves $137,000 (£94,000) over trying to make a $5 transaction.
The transaction, which took place on Tuesday, details how the sender apparently intended to transfer 0.0001 BTC (around $5, or £3.44) to a recipient, but was charged 291,2409 BTC or $137,000 to do so.
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The transaction, which took place on Tuesday, details how the sender apparently intended to transfer 0.0001 BTC (around $5, or £3.44) to a recipient, but was charged 291,2409 BTC or $137,000 to do so.
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