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  • NEWS - Wirtschaft Themenbild: Bitcoins
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    NEWS - Wirtschaft Themenbild: Bitcoins
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    Physical bitcoins
    Bitcoin, London, UK - 17 Oct 2017

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  • NEWS - Wirtschaft Themenbild: Bitcoins
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    NEWS - Wirtschaft Themenbild: Bitcoins
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by REX/Shutterstock (9152856c)
    Physical bitcoins
    Bitcoin, London, UK - 17 Oct 2017

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  • REPORTAGE - China: Bitcoin Mine in Kangding
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    REPORTAGE - China: Bitcoin Mine in Kangding
    June 28, 2016 - Kangding, Sichuan, China: Guo Hua, manager of a BitCoin mining facility for Haobtc, outside the ethnic Tibetan frontier town Kangding in West Sichuan. (Dave Tacon/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS) *** Local Caption *** 05544098
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  • China's Bitcoin mine
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    China's Bitcoin mine
    June 28, 2016 - Kangding, Sichuan, China: A BitCoin mining facility operated by Haobtc outside the ethnic Tibetan frontier town Kangding in West Sichuan. This facility houses around 10,000 super computers that solve mathematical equations around the clock to produce the virtual currency. Such facilities have sprung up in the region due to its cheap electricity. (Dave Tacon/Polaris) ///


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  • REPORTAGE - China: Bitcoin Mine in Kangding
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    REPORTAGE - China: Bitcoin Mine in Kangding
    June 28, 2016 - Kangding, Sichuan, China: A BitCoin mining facility operated by Haobtc outside the ethnic Tibetan frontier town Kangding in West Sichuan. This facility houses around 10,000 super computers that solve mathematical equations around the clock to produce the virtual currency. Such facilities have sprung up in the region due to its cheap electricity. (Dave Tacon/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS) *** Local Caption *** 05544093
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  • China's Bitcoin mine
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    China's Bitcoin mine
    June 28, 2016 - Kangding, Sichuan, China: A BitCoin mining facility operated by Haobtc outside the ethnic Tibetan frontier town Kangding in West Sichuan. This facility houses around 10,000 super computers that solve mathematical equations around the clock to produce the virtual currency. Such facilities have sprung up in the region due to its cheap electricity. (Dave Tacon/Polaris) ///


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  • REPORTAGE - China: Bitcoin Mine in Kangding
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    REPORTAGE - China: Bitcoin Mine in Kangding
    June 28, 2016 - Kangding, Sichuan, China: A BitCoin mining facility operated by Haobtc outside the ethnic Tibetan frontier town Kangding in West Sichuan. This facility houses around 10,000 super computers that solve mathematical equations around the clock to produce the virtual currency. Such facilities have sprung up in the region due to its cheap electricity. (Dave Tacon/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS) *** Local Caption *** 05544091
    (c) Dukas

     

  • China's Bitcoin mine
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    China's Bitcoin mine
    June 28, 2016 - Kangding, Sichuan, China: A BitCoin mining facility operated by Haobtc outside the ethnic Tibetan frontier town Kangding in West Sichuan. This facility houses around 10,000 super computers that solve mathematical equations around the clock to produce the virtual currency. Such facilities have sprung up in the region due to its cheap electricity. (Dave Tacon/Polaris) ///


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  • REPORTAGE - China: Bitcoin Mine in Kangding
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    REPORTAGE - China: Bitcoin Mine in Kangding
    June 28, 2016 - Kangding, Sichuan, China: A BitCoin mining facility operated by Haobtc outside the ethnic Tibetan frontier town Kangding in West Sichuan. This facility houses around 10,000 super computers that solve mathematical equations around the clock to produce the virtual currency. Such facilities have sprung up in the region due to its cheap electricity. (Dave Tacon/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS) *** Local Caption *** 05544090
    (c) Dukas

     

  • China's Bitcoin mine
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    China's Bitcoin mine
    June 28, 2016 - Kangding, Sichuan, China: A BitCoin mining facility operated by Haobtc outside the ethnic Tibetan frontier town Kangding in West Sichuan. This facility houses around 10,000 super computers that solve mathematical equations around the clock to produce the virtual currency. Such facilities have sprung up in the region due to its cheap electricity. (Dave Tacon/Polaris) ///


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  • China's Bitcoin mine
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    China's Bitcoin mine
    June 28, 2016 - Kangding, Sichuan, China: Details of a super computer inside a BitCoin mining facility operated by Haobtc outside the ethnic Tibetan frontier town Kangding in West Sichuan. This facility houses around 10,000 super computers that solve mathematical equations around the clock to produce the virtual currency. (Dave Tacon/Polaris) ///


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  • REPORTAGE - China: Bitcoin Mine in Kangding
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    REPORTAGE - China: Bitcoin Mine in Kangding
    June 28, 2016 - Kangding, Sichuan, China: A techician walks by rows of super computers inside BitCoin mining facility operated by Haobtc outside the ethnic Tibetan frontier town Kangding in West Sichuan. This facility houses around 10,000 super computers that solve mathematical equations around the clock to produce the virtual currency. (Dave Tacon/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS) *** Local Caption *** 05544088
    (c) Dukas

     

  • China's Bitcoin mine
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    China's Bitcoin mine
    June 28, 2016 - Kangding, Sichuan, China: A techician walks by rows of super computers inside BitCoin mining facility operated by Haobtc outside the ethnic Tibetan frontier town Kangding in West Sichuan. This facility houses around 10,000 super computers that solve mathematical equations around the clock to produce the virtual currency. (Dave Tacon/Polaris) ///


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  • REPORTAGE - China: Bitcoin Mine in Kangding
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    REPORTAGE - China: Bitcoin Mine in Kangding
    June 28, 2016 - Kangding, Sichuan, China: Ryan Xu, Chief Strategy Officer of BitCoin Group, outside a BitCoin mine under construction in the ethnic Tibetan frontier town Kangding in West Sichuan. This facility will house 8,000 super computers. Xu operates a BitCoin mine with around 5,000 computers near by which he claims generates close to US$50,000 a day. (Dave Tacon/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS) *** Local Caption *** 05544086
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  • China's Bitcoin mine
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    China's Bitcoin mine
    June 28, 2016 - Kangding, Sichuan, China: A construction worker smokes a cigarette at what will become a BitCoin mine in the ethnic Tibetan frontier town Kangding in West Sichuan. This facility will house 8,000 super computers. BitCoin miners are lured to this region by cheap electricity. (Dave Tacon/Polaris) ///


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  • China's Bitcoin mine
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    China's Bitcoin mine
    June 28, 2016 - Kangding, Sichuan, China: Ryan Xu, Chief Strategy Officer of BitCoin Group, outside a BitCoin mine under construction in the ethnic Tibetan frontier town Kangding in West Sichuan. This facility will house 8,000 super computers. Xu operates a BitCoin mine with around 5,000 computers near by which he claims generates close to US$50,000 a day. (Dave Tacon/Polaris) ///


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  • REPORTAGE - China: Bitcoin Mine in Kangding
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    REPORTAGE - China: Bitcoin Mine in Kangding
    June 28, 2016 - Kangding, Sichuan, China: Ryan Xu, Chief Strategy Officer of BitCoin Group, on a mountain pass near a BitCoin mine with 5,000 computers, operated by Xu and his partners. Xu has been attracted to the mountainous terrain around the ethnic Tibetan frontier town of Kangding for his operations due to its cheap electricity and over abundance of hydro power plants. (Dave Tacon/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS) *** Local Caption *** 05544084
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  • REPORTAGE - China: Bitcoin Mine in Kangding
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    REPORTAGE - China: Bitcoin Mine in Kangding
    June 28, 2016 - Kangding, Sichuan, China: (L-R) Wang Ruixi, Ryan Xu and Boris Shen inside BitCoin mine which they have invested in outside the ethnic Tibetan frontier town Kangding in West Sichuan. This BitCoin mine comprises around 5,000 computers, which Xu claims generate around AU$60,000 a day. BitCoin Group will soon open a larger facility near by, which will house 8,000 super computers. (Dave Tacon/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS) *** Local Caption *** 05544078
    (c) Dukas

     

  • REPORTAGE - China: Bitcoin Mine in Kangding
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    REPORTAGE - China: Bitcoin Mine in Kangding
    June 28, 2016 - Kangding, Sichuan, China: (L-R) Wang Ruixi and Ryan Xu operate a BitCoin mine outside the ethnic Tibetan frontier town Kangding in West Sichuan. This BitCoin mine comprises around 5,000 computers, which Xu claims generate close to US$50,000 a day. BitCoin Group will soon open a larger facility near by, which will house 8,000 super computers. (Dave Tacon/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS) *** Local Caption *** 05544077
    (c) Dukas

     

  • REPORTAGE - China: Bitcoin Mine in Kangding
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    REPORTAGE - China: Bitcoin Mine in Kangding
    June 28, 2016 - Kangding, Sichuan, China: Sun Jian Li, a computer technician, inside a BitCoin mine outside the ethnic Tibetan frontier town Kangding in West Sichuan. This BitCoin mine comprises around 5,000 computers, which is claimed to generate close to US$50,000 a day. BitCoin Group will soon open a larger facility near by, which will house 8,000 super computers. (Dave Tacon/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS) *** Local Caption *** 05544105
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  • China's Bitcoin mine
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    China's Bitcoin mine
    June 28, 2016 - Kangding, Sichuan, China: Sun Jian Li, a computer technician, inside a BitCoin mine outside the ethnic Tibetan frontier town Kangding in West Sichuan. This BitCoin mine comprises around 5,000 computers, which is claimed to generate close to US$50,000 a day. BitCoin Group will soon open a larger facility near by, which will house 8,000 super computers. (Dave Tacon/Polaris) ///


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  • REPORTAGE - China: Bitcoin Mine in Kangding
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    REPORTAGE - China: Bitcoin Mine in Kangding
    June 28, 2016 - Kangding, Sichuan, China: Ryan Xu, Chief Strategy Officer of BitCoin Group, inside a BitCoin mine operated by Xu and his Chinese partners outside the ethnic Tibetan frontier town Kangding in West Sichuan. This BitCoin mine comprises around 5,000 computers, which Xu claims generate close to US$50,000 a day. BitCoin Group will soon open a larger facility near by, which will house 8,000 super computers. (Dave Tacon/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS) *** Local Caption *** 05544106
    (c) Dukas

     

  • China's Bitcoin mine
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    China's Bitcoin mine
    June 28, 2016 - Kangding, Sichuan, China: Ryan Xu, Chief Strategy Officer of BitCoin Group, inside a BitCoin mine operated by Xu and his Chinese partners outside the ethnic Tibetan frontier town Kangding in West Sichuan. This BitCoin mine comprises around 5,000 computers, which Xu claims generate close to US$50,000 a day. BitCoin Group will soon open a larger facility near by, which will house 8,000 super computers. (Dave Tacon/Polaris) ///


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  • Paris: La maison du Bitcoin
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    Paris: La maison du Bitcoin
    Mug with Bitcoins' logo at La Maison du Bitcoin
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  • Paris: La maison du Bitcoin
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    Paris: La maison du Bitcoin
    Bitcoin machine at La Maison du Bitcoin.
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  • Paris: La maison du Bitcoin
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    Paris: La maison du Bitcoin
    Mining's server at La Maison du Bitcoin
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  • Bitcoin opens shop in Paris
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    Bitcoin opens shop in Paris
    June 02, 2014 - Paris, Ile de France, France : La Maison du Bitcoin is the first European physical Bitcoin Center and is located in the heart of the city. Founded by Thomas France and Eric Larchevêque, the 220 square meter space equipped with business accelerator, mining structure and Bitcoin ATM aims to raise the profile of bitcoin, and increase public awareness of its potential benefits encouraging the crypto-currency movement in France. ( Joao Luiz Bulcao / Polaris ) ///

    The first bitcoin center in Europe

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  • Bitcoin Convention
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    Bitcoin Convention
    April 7, 2014 New York, New York, United States Bitcoin related vendors of hardware for counting algorithm of Bitcoins, sellers of individual Bitcoin coins, and websites dedicated to using this currency gathered at the Jacob Javits Center . ( Andrea Renault / Polaris Images ) ///


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  • Bitcoin Convention
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    Bitcoin Convention
    April 7, 2014 New York, New York, United States Bitcoin related vendors of hardware for counting algorithm of Bitcoins, sellers of individual Bitcoin coins, and websites dedicated to using this currency gathered at the Jacob Javits Center . ( Andrea Renault / Polaris Images ) ///


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  • Bitcoin Convention
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    Bitcoin Convention
    April 7, 2014 New York, New York, United States Bitcoin related vendors of hardware for counting algorithm of Bitcoins, sellers of individual Bitcoin coins, and websites dedicated to using this currency gathered at the Jacob Javits Center . ( Andrea Renault / Polaris Images ) ///


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  • Bitcoin Convention
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    Bitcoin Convention
    April 7, 2014 New York, New York, United States Bitcoin related vendors of hardware for counting algorithm of Bitcoins, sellers of individual Bitcoin coins, and websites dedicated to using this currency gathered at the Jacob Javits Center . ( Andrea Renault / Polaris Images ) ///


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  • everything you need to know about the virtual currency
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    everything you need to know about the virtual currency
    The newly opened Bitcoin Center in Lower Manhattan in New York is seen on Tuesday, January 21, 2014. The center is an educational resource which promotes the acceptance and awareness of crypto currencies including Bitcoins. (FOTO: DUKAS/LFI/Photoshot)
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  • everything you need to know about the virtual currency
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    everything you need to know about the virtual currency
    The newly opened Bitcoin Center in Lower Manhattan in New York is seen on Tuesday, January 21, 2014. The center is an educational resource which promotes the acceptance and awareness of crypto currencies including Bitcoins. (FOTO: DUKAS/LFI/Photoshot)
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  • Various
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    Various
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Jacob Carter/REX (3386354a)
    BITCOIN written with binary style numbers and code on a computer screen
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  • Various - 2014
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    Various - 2014
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Jeff Blackler/REX (3525453an)
    The Old Shoreditch Station is the first Bitcoin cafe in London
    Various - 2014

    (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)

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  • Various - 2014
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    Various - 2014
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by Jeff Blackler/REX (3525453am)
    The Old Shoreditch Station is the first Bitcoin cafe in London
    Various - 2014

    (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)

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  • everything you need to know about the virtual currency
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    everything you need to know about the virtual currency
    The newly opened Bitcoin Center in Lower Manhattan in New York is seen on Tuesday, January 21, 2014. The center is an educational resource which promotes the acceptance and awareness of crypto currencies including Bitcoins. (FOTO: DUKAS/LFI/Photoshot)
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  • FEATURE - Brite schmeisst Bitcoin Festplatte auf den Müll und darf nicht danach suchen
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    FEATURE - Brite schmeisst Bitcoin Festplatte auf den Müll und darf nicht danach suchen
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by REX/Shutterstock (3394526a)
    James Howells at the Newport Amenity Centre and landfill site
    Man throws away computer hard drive with £4m worth of bitcoins stored on it, Wales, Britain - 28 Nov 2013
    A computer expert threw away an old hard drive containing 7,500 bitcoins worth an estimated £4m. James Howells obtained the bitcoins, which are a virtual form of currency, for almost nothing in 2009. A few years ago the IT worker removed his computer's hard drive after spilling a drink on it. The part then sat in a drawer of his house for years and he forgot that he had the bitcoins on it. So during a recent clearout of his old IT equipment he thought nothing about throwing the drive out. It was only later that he realised what had been left on there. He checked all of his back up files but could not locate the coins so went to his local landfill site. However, one glance at the size of the site and he knew it would be fruitless to search for the drive. Bitcoins have soared in value recently and a single one is now worth around $1,000 (£613).

    (c) Dukas

     

  • FEATURE - Brite schmeisst Bitcoin Festplatte auf den Müll und darf nicht danach suchen
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    FEATURE - Brite schmeisst Bitcoin Festplatte auf den Müll und darf nicht danach suchen
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by REX/Shutterstock (3394526c)
    James Howells at the Newport Amenity Centre and landfill site
    Man throws away computer hard drive with £4m worth of bitcoins stored on it, Wales, Britain - 28 Nov 2013
    A computer expert threw away an old hard drive containing 7,500 bitcoins worth an estimated £4m. James Howells obtained the bitcoins, which are a virtual form of currency, for almost nothing in 2009. A few years ago the IT worker removed his computer's hard drive after spilling a drink on it. The part then sat in a drawer of his house for years and he forgot that he had the bitcoins on it. So during a recent clearout of his old IT equipment he thought nothing about throwing the drive out. It was only later that he realised what had been left on there. He checked all of his back up files but could not locate the coins so went to his local landfill site. However, one glance at the size of the site and he knew it would be fruitless to search for the drive. Bitcoins have soared in value recently and a single one is now worth around $1,000 (£613).

    (c) Dukas

     

  • FEATURE - Brite schmeisst Bitcoin Festplatte auf den Müll und darf nicht danach suchen
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    FEATURE - Brite schmeisst Bitcoin Festplatte auf den Müll und darf nicht danach suchen
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by REX/Shutterstock (3394526d)
    James Howells at the Newport Amenity Centre and landfill site
    Man throws away computer hard drive with £4m worth of bitcoins stored on it, Wales, Britain - 28 Nov 2013
    A computer expert threw away an old hard drive containing 7,500 bitcoins worth an estimated £4m. James Howells obtained the bitcoins, which are a virtual form of currency, for almost nothing in 2009. A few years ago the IT worker removed his computer's hard drive after spilling a drink on it. The part then sat in a drawer of his house for years and he forgot that he had the bitcoins on it. So during a recent clearout of his old IT equipment he thought nothing about throwing the drive out. It was only later that he realised what had been left on there. He checked all of his back up files but could not locate the coins so went to his local landfill site. However, one glance at the size of the site and he knew it would be fruitless to search for the drive. Bitcoins have soared in value recently and a single one is now worth around $1,000 (£613).

    (c) Dukas

     

  • FEATURE - Brite schmeisst Bitcoin Festplatte auf den Müll und darf nicht danach suchen
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    FEATURE - Brite schmeisst Bitcoin Festplatte auf den Müll und darf nicht danach suchen
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by REX/Shutterstock (3394526b)
    James Howells at the Newport Amenity Centre and landfill site
    Man throws away computer hard drive with £4m worth of bitcoins stored on it, Wales, Britain - 28 Nov 2013
    A computer expert threw away an old hard drive containing 7,500 bitcoins worth an estimated £4m. James Howells obtained the bitcoins, which are a virtual form of currency, for almost nothing in 2009. A few years ago the IT worker removed his computer's hard drive after spilling a drink on it. The part then sat in a drawer of his house for years and he forgot that he had the bitcoins on it. So during a recent clearout of his old IT equipment he thought nothing about throwing the drive out. It was only later that he realised what had been left on there. He checked all of his back up files but could not locate the coins so went to his local landfill site. However, one glance at the size of the site and he knew it would be fruitless to search for the drive. Bitcoins have soared in value recently and a single one is now worth around $1,000 (£613).

    (c) Dukas

     

  • FEATURE - Brite schmeisst Bitcoin Festplatte auf den Müll und darf nicht danach suchen
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    FEATURE - Brite schmeisst Bitcoin Festplatte auf den Müll und darf nicht danach suchen
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by REX/Shutterstock (3391384a)
    James Howells with his computer
    Man throws away computer hard drive with £4m worth of bitcoins stored on it, Wales, Britain - 27 Nov 2013
    A computer expert threw away an old hard drive containing 7,500 bitcoins worth an estimated £4m. James Howells obtained the bitcoins, which are a virtual form of currency, for almost nothing in 2009. A few years ago the IT worker removed his computer's hard drive after spilling a drink on it. The part then sat in a drawer of his house for years and he forgot that he had the bitcoins on it. So during a recent clearout of his old IT equipment he thought nothing about throwing the drive out. It was only later that he realised what had been left on there. He checked all of his back up files but could not locate the coins so went to his local landfill site. However, one glance at the size of the site and he knew it would be fruitless to search for the drive. Bitcoins have soared in value recently and a single one is now worth around $1,000 (£613).

    (c) Dukas

     

  • FEATURE - Brite schmeisst Bitcoin Festplatte auf den Müll und darf nicht danach suchen
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    FEATURE - Brite schmeisst Bitcoin Festplatte auf den Müll und darf nicht danach suchen
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by REX/Shutterstock (3391384d)
    James Howells
    Man throws away computer hard drive with £4m worth of bitcoins stored on it, Wales, Britain - 27 Nov 2013
    A computer expert threw away an old hard drive containing 7,500 bitcoins worth an estimated £4m. James Howells obtained the bitcoins, which are a virtual form of currency, for almost nothing in 2009. A few years ago the IT worker removed his computer's hard drive after spilling a drink on it. The part then sat in a drawer of his house for years and he forgot that he had the bitcoins on it. So during a recent clearout of his old IT equipment he thought nothing about throwing the drive out. It was only later that he realised what had been left on there. He checked all of his back up files but could not locate the coins so went to his local landfill site. However, one glance at the size of the site and he knew it would be fruitless to search for the drive. Bitcoins have soared in value recently and a single one is now worth around $1,000 (£613).

    (c) Dukas

     

  • FEATURE - Brite schmeisst Bitcoin Festplatte auf den Müll und darf nicht danach suchen
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    FEATURE - Brite schmeisst Bitcoin Festplatte auf den Müll und darf nicht danach suchen
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by REX/Shutterstock (3391384e)
    James Howells
    Man throws away computer hard drive with £4m worth of bitcoins stored on it, Wales, Britain - 27 Nov 2013
    A computer expert threw away an old hard drive containing 7,500 bitcoins worth an estimated £4m. James Howells obtained the bitcoins, which are a virtual form of currency, for almost nothing in 2009. A few years ago the IT worker removed his computer's hard drive after spilling a drink on it. The part then sat in a drawer of his house for years and he forgot that he had the bitcoins on it. So during a recent clearout of his old IT equipment he thought nothing about throwing the drive out. It was only later that he realised what had been left on there. He checked all of his back up files but could not locate the coins so went to his local landfill site. However, one glance at the size of the site and he knew it would be fruitless to search for the drive. Bitcoins have soared in value recently and a single one is now worth around $1,000 (£613).

    (c) Dukas

     

  • FEATURE - Brite schmeisst Bitcoin Festplatte auf den Müll und darf nicht danach suchen
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    FEATURE - Brite schmeisst Bitcoin Festplatte auf den Müll und darf nicht danach suchen
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by REX/Shutterstock (3391384f)
    James Howells
    Man throws away computer hard drive with £4m worth of bitcoins stored on it, Wales, Britain - 27 Nov 2013
    A computer expert threw away an old hard drive containing 7,500 bitcoins worth an estimated £4m. James Howells obtained the bitcoins, which are a virtual form of currency, for almost nothing in 2009. A few years ago the IT worker removed his computer's hard drive after spilling a drink on it. The part then sat in a drawer of his house for years and he forgot that he had the bitcoins on it. So during a recent clearout of his old IT equipment he thought nothing about throwing the drive out. It was only later that he realised what had been left on there. He checked all of his back up files but could not locate the coins so went to his local landfill site. However, one glance at the size of the site and he knew it would be fruitless to search for the drive. Bitcoins have soared in value recently and a single one is now worth around $1,000 (£613).

    (c) Dukas

     

  • FEATURE - Brite schmeisst Bitcoin Festplatte auf den Müll und darf nicht danach suchen
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    FEATURE - Brite schmeisst Bitcoin Festplatte auf den Müll und darf nicht danach suchen
    Mandatory Credit: Photo by REX/Shutterstock (3391384b)
    James Howells with his computer
    Man throws away computer hard drive with £4m worth of bitcoins stored on it, Wales, Britain - 27 Nov 2013
    A computer expert threw away an old hard drive containing 7,500 bitcoins worth an estimated £4m. James Howells obtained the bitcoins, which are a virtual form of currency, for almost nothing in 2009. A few years ago the IT worker removed his computer's hard drive after spilling a drink on it. The part then sat in a drawer of his house for years and he forgot that he had the bitcoins on it. So during a recent clearout of his old IT equipment he thought nothing about throwing the drive out. It was only later that he realised what had been left on there. He checked all of his back up files but could not locate the coins so went to his local landfill site. However, one glance at the size of the site and he knew it would be fruitless to search for the drive. Bitcoins have soared in value recently and a single one is now worth around $1,000 (£613).

    (c) Dukas

     

  • Bitcoin vending machine
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    Bitcoin vending machine
    August 2,2013 - Las Vegas, Nevada, United States: The Bitcoin Suitcase is demonstrated at the 2013 DEFCON hacking conference. The suitcase is a vending machine that takes metal coins and turns them into digital currency, printing out a QR code on receipt paper. Five friends from Kalamazoo, Michigan with varied backgrounds and education from Computer Science majors build the machine for about $250. (Gene Blevins/Polaris) ///


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  • Bitcoin vending machine
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    Bitcoin vending machine
    August 2,2013 - Las Vegas, Nevada, United States: The Bitcoin Suitcase is demonstrated at the 2013 DEFCON hacking conference. The suitcase is a vending machine that takes metal coins and turns them into digital currency, printing out a QR code on receipt paper. Five friends from Kalamazoo, Michigan with varied backgrounds and education from Computer Science majors build the machine for about $250. (Gene Blevins/Polaris) ///


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