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Is it possible that the authors of Bitcoin have an alternative way of generating bitcoins?
Is it possible that the Bitcoin creator (or developers) have an algorithm that allows computers to generate coins easily, but intentionally published only the current difficult mining algorithms. And, ...
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Could Bitcoin be a Ponzi scheme? [closed]
There are some valid points in this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UKC7iaBKvs
How come there were 6 million BTCs already in existence when the project started? Who owns them? That's now the ...
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If you were an e-wallet operator how could you steal from your clients? Cases of big steals? And Instawallet
Obviously you want to look trustworthy in the beginning to attract more customers, then... (?) ... profit?
I'm interested if there were historic cases of this kind of theft in Bitcoin's short ...
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How do we prevent the Test network from being misrepresented as production?
I'm concerned that people new to Bitcoin may not be aware that the test network exists, and the new users will end up "paying" for Bitcoins that are essentially worthless.
What protections are in ...
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Tracking payments sent to scammers, and what they do with the money
I am interested in tracking payments sent to known scammers, and tracing where that money goes.
Is there any website that compiles this information and shares it with others?
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After being scammed, has anyone ever actually managed to recover their BTC?
Like real world cash problems, we know that scams happen in the Bitcoin community at least as often if not more often for a variety of reasons (oversight, regulation, standards of security, street ...
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What are the most notable cases of Bitcoin scams?
Bitcoins can be easily used to scam people out of their money due to the inability to perform charge-backs. What are the most notable cases of Bitcoin scams that are known?
