How much Bitcoin was lost in the Jul. 2011 MyBitcoin site shutdown incident?

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How much money was lost when it shut down? (You can also edit the wiki page and add this info). Best estimates of course.

Did they run off with the money but claimed they were "hacked"? — Pacerier, Mar 7, 2014 at 3:51

gosmond · Accepted Answer · 2013-02-20 04:36:33Z

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According to this speculative thread at bitcointalk.org forums, a minimum of 27,000 BTC (worth $370,000 USD at that time), with a possible maximum of 75,000 BTC, estimated.

Here's a screen cap of the first post in the thread, in case the forum later disappears:

1st post in bitcointalk.org forum thread on 2011 MyBitcoin losses

answered Feb 20, 2013 at 4:15

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