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Title: Tales From the Crypto @axlcrypto Post by: ALXBOB on August 09, 2014, 01:57:16 PM I wanted to start a topic about history of bitcoin and tales from the crypto! Most bizarre unusual things happen in Bitcoins Magic World! Please post your story, a link, a photo, something happened to you or someone else in this bizarre new world! From bitcoin creation by http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satoshi_Nakamoto (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satoshi_Nakamoto) till now!
http://s18.postimg.org/7exkbv645/50_interesting_bitcoin_facts.jpg (http://postimg.org/image/7exkbv645/) Title: Re: Tales From the Crypto @axlcrypto Post by: ALXBOB on August 09, 2014, 02:00:46 PM Some classics :
7,500 Bitcoins are Thrown Out with a Hard Drive! http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/nov/27/hard-drive-bitcoin-landfill-site The pizza cost 750.000$! http://motherboard.vice.com/blog/this-pizza-is-worth-750000 1000btc stolen 500 btc bounty http://nxter.org/500-btc-bounty-for-lost-nxt-btc/ Share yours! Title: Re: Tales From the Crypto @axlcrypto Post by: Balls on August 09, 2014, 02:01:49 PM Some classics : 7,500 Bitcoins are Thrown Out with a Hard Drive! http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/nov/27/hard-drive-bitcoin-landfill-site I'm pretty sure that story was nothing but bullshit from an attention seeker. He got it as well. Title: Re: Tales From the Crypto @axlcrypto Post by: ALXBOB on August 09, 2014, 02:08:49 PM Some classics : 7,500 Bitcoins are Thrown Out with a Hard Drive! http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/nov/27/hard-drive-bitcoin-landfill-site I'm pretty sure that story was nothing but bullshit from an attention seeker. He got it as well. I dont know if he did take them do you have link,source or something? Title: Re: Tales From the Crypto @axlcrypto Post by: ALXBOB on August 09, 2014, 02:11:13 PM Silk Road http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silk_Road_(marketplace)
Silk Road hitman http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2013/10/02/silk-roads-mastermind-allegedly-paid-80000-for-a-hitman-the-hitman-was-a-cop/ I post the most known but i think most interested stories in bitcoin world are not really known so please post your story or your opinion about a story! Title: Re: Tales From the Crypto @axlcrypto Post by: Balls on August 09, 2014, 02:13:44 PM Some classics : 7,500 Bitcoins are Thrown Out with a Hard Drive! http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/nov/27/hard-drive-bitcoin-landfill-site I'm pretty sure that story was nothing but bullshit from an attention seeker. He got it as well. I dont know if he did take them do you have link,source or something? Take them? I don't understand. I don't believe he ever mined the bitcoins in the first place. He was just bullshitting a story to the media. He had nothing to back it up at all. Title: Re: Tales From the Crypto @axlcrypto Post by: ALXBOB on August 09, 2014, 02:22:13 PM The man who bought 5.000btc for 27$ http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/oct/29/bitcoin-forgotten-currency-norway-oslo-home
Title: Re: Tales From the Crypto @axlcrypto Post by: btcpokerface on August 09, 2014, 02:25:15 PM The story I remember about bitcoins is the one about a man who put its hard disk in the trash with thousands of btc in it when they were worthless.
Title: Re: Tales From the Crypto @axlcrypto Post by: ALXBOB on August 09, 2014, 02:31:17 PM The story I remember about bitcoins is the one about a man who put its hard disk in the trash with thousands of btc in it when they were worthless. 7,500 Bitcoins are Thrown Out with a Hard Drive! http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/nov/27/hard-drive-bitcoin-landfill-site This is it :) Title: Re: Tales From the Crypto @axlcrypto Post by: ALXBOB on August 09, 2014, 02:40:05 PM This guy says he is giving 100 btc tell him why !?! https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=723463.0
Title: Re: Tales From the Crypto @axlcrypto Post by: ALXBOB on August 09, 2014, 02:47:51 PM Provo couple to document 'Life on Bitcoin' ! http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765631895/Provo-couple-to-document-Life-on-Bitcoin.html
Title: Re: Tales From the Crypto @axlcrypto Post by: ALXBOB on August 09, 2014, 04:04:19 PM 80btc around the world! https://bitcoinstarter.com/projects/947
Title: Re: Tales From the Crypto @axlcrypto Post by: ALXBOB on August 09, 2014, 04:17:09 PM First Bitcoin Baby! https://bitcoinstarter.com/projects/946
Title: Re: Tales From the Crypto @axlcrypto Post by: ALXBOB on August 09, 2014, 07:52:50 PM Bitcoins in space ! http://www.virgin.com/richard-branson/bitcoins-in-space
Title: Re: Tales From the Crypto @axlcrypto Post by: ALXBOB on August 09, 2014, 09:10:37 PM First cop accepting bitcoins ! http://www.hazard-herald.com/news/home_top-news/2822997/Vicco-approves-measure-to-pay-police-chief-in-Bitcoin
Title: Re: Tales From the Crypto @axlcrypto Post by: ALXBOB on August 10, 2014, 09:19:44 AM First University accepting Bitcoins , Bitcoin Master added http://www.unic.ac.cy/digitalcurrency
Title: Re: Tales From the Crypto @axlcrypto Post by: ALXBOB on August 10, 2014, 01:25:55 PM Guns for bitcoins! http://news.yahoo.com/u-arrests-man-selling-guns-online-bitcoins-214929763.html
Title: Re: Tales From the Crypto @axlcrypto Post by: ALXBOB on August 10, 2014, 03:08:04 PM Bitcoin Assasination Market http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2013/11/18/meet-the-assassination-market-creator-whos-crowdfunding-murder-with-bitcoins/
Title: Re: Tales From the Crypto @axlcrypto Post by: ALXBOB on August 10, 2014, 03:39:35 PM Homeless surviving on Bitcoins! http://www.wired.com/2013/09/bitcoin-homeless/all/
Title: Re: Tales From the Crypto @axlcrypto Post by: ALXBOB on August 10, 2014, 05:29:34 PM 15 year old kid make 100.000$ from bitcoins http://www.businessinsider.com/15-year-old-kid-launches-education-startup-with-bitcoin-fortune-2014-6
Title: Re: Tales From the Crypto @axlcrypto Post by: afkmember on August 10, 2014, 05:37:54 PM First Bitcoin Baby! https://bitcoinstarter.com/projects/946 Satoshi Bitcoin baby :) Title: Re: Tales From the Crypto @axlcrypto Post by: ALXBOB on August 10, 2014, 08:08:42 PM Wikileaks bitcoin http://www.forbes.com/sites/jonmatonis/2012/08/20/wikileaks-bypasses-financial-blockade-with-bitcoin/
Title: Re: Tales From the Crypto @axlcrypto Post by: ALXBOB on August 10, 2014, 09:43:20 PM Bitcoin Hacks! http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/mar/18/history-of-bitcoin-hacks-alternative-currency
Title: Re: Tales From the Crypto @axlcrypto Post by: ALXBOB on August 10, 2014, 11:30:24 PM Bitcoin MMA! http://www.kitco.com/news/2014-07-18/Bitcoin-Brands-Inc-to-Sponsor-MMA-Legend-Phil-Baroni.html
Title: Re: Tales From the Crypto @axlcrypto Post by: ALXBOB on August 11, 2014, 10:11:40 AM Bitcoin ransomware malware! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CryptoLocker
Title: Re: Tales From the Crypto @axlcrypto Post by: ALXBOB on August 11, 2014, 10:32:05 AM Bitcoinica thief! http://bitcoinmagazine.com/1330/the-strange-antics-of-the-bitcoinica-thief/
Title: Re: Tales From the Crypto @axlcrypto Post by: ALXBOB on August 11, 2014, 11:05:33 AM Bitcoin for homeless! http://www.wired.com/2014/06/bitcoin-run-jason-king/
Title: Re: Tales From the Crypto @axlcrypto Post by: ALXBOB on August 11, 2014, 12:22:59 PM Heart beat unlocks bitcoin wallet! http://www.wired.com/2014/02/nymi/
Title: Re: Tales From the Crypto @axlcrypto Post by: ALXBOB on August 11, 2014, 03:18:11 PM Bitcoin game show! http://finance.yahoo.com/news/streamin-garage-launches-first-bitcoin-123000238.html?soc_src=mediacontentstory
Title: Re: Tales From the Crypto @axlcrypto Post by: ALXBOB on August 11, 2014, 06:20:51 PM Mining Harvard! http://www.wired.com/2014/02/harvard-dogecoin/
Title: Re: Tales From the Crypto @axlcrypto Post by: ALXBOB on August 12, 2014, 07:01:29 AM Bitcoin for Cannabis! http://www.coindesk.com/washington-dispensary-now-takes-bitcoin-cannabis/
Title: Re: Tales From the Crypto @axlcrypto Post by: ALXBOB on August 12, 2014, 10:38:19 AM Bitcoin 3d printed gun! http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2013/05/05/meet-the-liberator-test-firing-the-worlds-first-fully-3d-printed-gun/
Title: Re: Tales From the Crypto @axlcrypto Post by: ALXBOB on August 12, 2014, 12:53:49 PM Bitcoin Laundry http://www.wired.com/2013/08/bitocoin_anonymity/
Title: Re: Tales From the Crypto @axlcrypto Post by: ALXBOB on August 13, 2014, 09:27:46 AM Bitcoin thefts scams hacks! https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=576337.0
Title: Re: Tales From the Crypto @axlcrypto Post by: afkmember on August 13, 2014, 01:15:03 PM Bitcoin road trip! https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=556038.0 - https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Bitcoin_Road_Trip
Title: Re: Tales From the Crypto @axlcrypto Post by: ALXBOB on August 13, 2014, 02:49:44 PM Bitcoin House auction! https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=199199.60
Title: Re: Tales From the Crypto @axlcrypto Post by: ALXBOB on August 14, 2014, 11:02:04 AM Bitcoin 8000 convenience in Argentina! http://www.coindesk.com/bitpagos-brings-bitcoin-8000-convenience-stores-ripio/
Title: Re: Tales From the Crypto @axlcrypto Post by: ALXBOB on August 14, 2014, 11:50:23 AM Bitcoin Canadian hacker! https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=736857
Title: Re: Tales From the Crypto @axlcrypto Post by: ALXBOB on August 16, 2014, 02:55:49 PM Hackers Steal $1.65 Million in NXT from BTER Exchange! http://www.coindesk.com/bter-nxt-bitcoin-exchange-hack/
Title: Re: Tales From the Crypto @axlcrypto Post by: ALXBOB on August 16, 2014, 03:08:04 PM Bitcoin in space! https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=496829.20
Title: Re: Tales From the Crypto @axlcrypto Post by: Koko on August 16, 2014, 06:16:27 PM A history of major bitcoin scams/thefts:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=83794.0 (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=83794.0) I got in the bitcoin game relatively late so a lot of this stuff was new to me, pretty good read. Title: Re: Tales From the Crypto @axlcrypto Post by: ALXBOB on August 18, 2014, 05:15:18 PM Bitcoin family road trip https://www.yahoo.com/tech/this-family-is-road-tripping-using-only-bitcoin-89813939049.html
Title: Re: Tales From the Crypto @axlcrypto Post by: ALXBOB on August 24, 2014, 08:23:19 AM Bitcoin travel agency! https://btctrip.com/
Title: Re: Tales From the Crypto @axlcrypto Post by: ALXBOB on August 25, 2014, 11:55:55 AM Bitcoin Caribbean cruise! https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=687602.140
Title: Re: Tales From the Crypto @axlcrypto Post by: ALXBOB on August 25, 2014, 12:38:38 PM 3 men mine 200.000$ in bitcoins! https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=740717.0
Title: Re: Tales From the Crypto @axlcrypto Post by: ALXBOB on August 25, 2014, 01:19:39 PM 1.2M $ stollen http://www.wired.com/2013/11/inputs/
Title: Re: Tales From the Crypto @axlcrypto Post by: ALXBOB on August 25, 2014, 11:00:35 PM Cannabis black market hacked, loses 200btc! http://www.coindesk.com/black-market-cannabis-road-hacked-loses-100000-bitcoin/
Title: Re: Tales From the Crypto @axlcrypto Post by: ALXBOB on August 26, 2014, 09:28:14 PM The stolen 600+ Bitcoin Lesson, Identity Theft, Nothing is 100% Safe, but you’ll Survive!
http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/2byx1x/the_stolen_600_bitcoin_lesson_identity_theft/ Title: Re: Tales From the Crypto @axlcrypto Post by: ALXBOB on August 27, 2014, 11:04:34 AM Bitcoins at the British Museum! https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=122274.0
Title: Re: Tales From the Crypto @axlcrypto Post by: ALXBOB on August 28, 2014, 09:20:03 AM 70.000 Dominicans will receive bitcoins! http://www.coindesk.com/70000-caribbean-island-residents-receive-bitcoin-2015/
Title: Re: Tales From the Crypto @axlcrypto Post by: ALXBOB on August 28, 2014, 01:02:27 PM Sub-Saharan Bitcoin Water Project https://bitcoinfoundation.org/2014/08/give-100-with-bitcoin-towards-unlockingpotential-in-sub-saharan-africa-with-the-water-project/
Title: Re: Tales From the Crypto @axlcrypto Post by: ALXBOB on August 29, 2014, 09:41:08 AM Japanese Politician to Crowdfund Bitcoin Research Tour http://www.coindesk.com/japanese-politician-crowdfunds-bitcoin-study-tour-us/
Title: Re: Tales From the Crypto @axlcrypto Post by: TimeWatch on August 29, 2014, 09:44:29 AM Reading through all the comments of this thread, looks quite fascinating and amusing :)
Thanks for sharing. Title: Re: Tales From the Crypto @axlcrypto Post by: ALXBOB on August 29, 2014, 10:22:15 AM thanks mate :)
Post your story too! Title: Re: Tales From the Crypto @axlcrypto Post by: ALXBOB on August 29, 2014, 06:36:53 PM Lithuanian Airline Air Lituanica Gets Its First Customer Using Bitcoin: http://cointelegraph.com/news/112394/lithuanian-airline-air-lituanica-gets-its-first-customer-using-bitcoin
Title: Re: Tales From the Crypto @axlcrypto Post by: ALXBOB on August 29, 2014, 08:55:47 PM Bitcoin scavenger hunt https://bitcoinstarter.com/projects/982
Title: Re: Tales From the Crypto @axlcrypto Post by: bbit on August 29, 2014, 09:17:24 PM lol this is awesome ^^
Title: Re: Tales From the Crypto @axlcrypto Post by: ALXBOB on August 30, 2014, 12:56:09 PM Bitcoin’s Earliest Adopter Is Cryonically Freezing His Body to See the Future http://www.wired.com/2014/08/hal-finney/
Title: Re: Tales From the Crypto @axlcrypto Post by: ALXBOB on August 30, 2014, 08:37:39 PM Bitcoin Island Party! https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=737642.0
Title: Re: Tales From the Crypto @axlcrypto Post by: ALXBOB on August 31, 2014, 10:17:03 AM Bitcoin malware exploits russia - ukraine! http://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-malware-exploits-russia-ukraine-crisis/
Title: Re: Tales From the Crypto @axlcrypto Post by: ALXBOB on September 01, 2014, 08:21:21 AM Satoshi name change https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=764452.0
Title: Re: Tales From the Crypto @axlcrypto Post by: ALXBOB on September 06, 2014, 03:47:29 PM First bitcoin wallet for all currencies! http://coinomi.com/
Title: Re: Tales From the Crypto @axlcrypto Post by: ALXBOB on September 09, 2014, 05:16:55 PM Marriage proposal on blockchain https://blockchain.info/tx/b17a027a8f7ae0db4ddbaa58927d0f254e97fce63b7e57e8e50957d3dad2e66e?show_adv=true
Title: Re: Tales From the Crypto @axlcrypto Post by: ALXBOB on September 11, 2014, 02:53:01 PM Satoshi's email is compromised! satoshin@gmx.com http://www.coindesk.com/hacker-hijacks-satoshi-nakamoto-email/
Title: Re: Tales From the Crypto @axlcrypto Post by: ALXBOB on September 14, 2014, 07:36:42 PM Bbc documentary inside the dark web! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTjNkbLBEqg
Title: Re: Tales From the Crypto @axlcrypto Post by: bbit on September 14, 2014, 07:41:56 PM Bbc documentary inside the dark web! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTjNkbLBEqg Thanks for this! ;D Title: Re: Tales From the Crypto @axlcrypto Post by: ALXBOB on September 14, 2014, 09:01:50 PM Bbc documentary inside the dark web! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTjNkbLBEqg Thanks for this! ;D you are welcome :) Title: Re: Tales From the Crypto @axlcrypto Post by: ALXBOB on September 14, 2014, 09:38:20 PM Hi mom send bitcoins! http://bitcoinmagazine.com/8720/hi-mom-send-more-bitcoins/
Title: Re: Tales From the Crypto @axlcrypto Post by: ALXBOB on September 15, 2014, 09:50:42 AM Bitcoin arg/puzzle! http://bitcoinmagazine.com/14850/coin_artists-latest-dark-wallet-puzzle-32-page-solution/
Title: Re: Tales From the Crypto @axlcrypto Post by: ALXBOB on September 15, 2014, 08:33:17 PM Silk Road 2.0 under attack http://thebitcoinnews.com/2014/09/12/silk-road-2-0-fighting-massive-cyber-stoning/
Title: Re: Tales From the Crypto @axlcrypto Post by: ALXBOB on September 18, 2014, 10:31:24 AM Scotland independence bitcoin betting! https://www.betmoose.com/bet/will-scotland-vote-for-independence-607
Title: Re: Tales From the Crypto @axlcrypto Post by: mlferro on September 18, 2014, 01:24:39 PM very nice! things I did not know ... thanks
Title: Re: Tales From the Crypto @axlcrypto Post by: ALXBOB on September 24, 2014, 06:26:49 PM I accept bitcoin and milk! http://9gag.com/gag/aBQ8qoz/i-accept-bitcoin-and-milk
Title: Re: Tales From the Crypto @axlcrypto Post by: ALXBOB on September 25, 2014, 01:10:05 PM The craziest shits you can buy with bitcoins! https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=502479.0
Title: Re: Tales From the Crypto @axlcrypto Post by: ALXBOB on September 25, 2014, 01:15:17 PM https://twitter.com/Naked_Bits Bitcoin Belle: Crypto-enthusiast, model/actress, part-time lover, host of the weekly Bitcoin show "Proof-of-Strip"!
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