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Re:$4.1m goes missing as Chinese bitcoin trading platform GB... by MattyRad on Monday November 11, 2013 @11:51PM (#6715918)
Clearly, because you're smart enough not to give someone on another continent your wallet, as per the analogy.
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Re:$4.1m goes missing as Chinese bitcoin trading platform GB... by tedunangst on Tuesday November 12, 2013 @01:20AM (#6716184)
I'd love to say it's because I'm smart, but inaccessible to bad actors on other continents is the default setting for my wallet. Hell, I'm not smart enough to even figure out how to change the setting. :)
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Re:$4.1m goes missing as Chinese bitcoin trading platform GB... by mcherm on Tuesday November 12, 2013 @09:49AM (#6718103)
It's the default for Bitcoin wallets also, but some users choose to "change that setting".
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