Check out this bitcoin theft

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Bloomberg Anchor Quickly Robbed Of Bitcoin After Displaying It On TV

In the first clip, Bloomberg anchor Matt Miller displays the Bitcoin's QR code on his smartphone.

In the second clip, Miller comes back to say a viewer scanned the Bitcoin's QR code on his television screen and stole it from him. The value of the Bitcoin was $20 USD.

Videos: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2013/12/24/bloomberg_anchor_robbed_of_bitcoin_after_displayin g_it_live_on_air.html

[Shami-Amourae]

That was pretty stupid of them to do that though. You have to admit.

[Ares]

Bloomberg Anchor Quickly Robbed Of Bitcoin After Displaying It On TV

In the first clip, Bloomberg anchor Matt Miller displays the Bitcoin's QR code on his smartphone.

In the second clip, Miller comes back to say a viewer scanned the Bitcoin's QR code on his television screen and stole it from him. The value of the Bitcoin was $20 USD.

Videos: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2013/12/24/bloomberg_anchor_robbed_of_bitcoin_after_displayin g_it_live_on_air.html

LMAO HA HA HA HA That dumbass. He displayed the Public AND Private key to the whole world. Then it gets stolen.. Now that was funny.

[madfranks]

LMAO HA HA HA HA That dumbass. He displayed the Public AND Private key to the whole world. Then it gets stolen.. Now that was funny.

Funny except that lots of people who don't understand how bit coin works will now be even more wary about it on account of how easy it is to "hack" them.