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The password guess worth $240m in Bitcoin


The password guess worth $240m in Bitcoin

January 15, 2021 at 8:03 AM

We've all been there - brain fog makes us forget our password and after eight frantic attempts, we have just two left.

That's the situation for programmer Stefan Thomas but the stakes are higher than most - the forgotten password will let him unlock a hard drive containing $240m (£175m) worth of Bitcoin.

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