Fallout 4 Player gets Bitcoins Stolen: The Dilemma of Piracy
Admit it, pirating things can be pretty cool, especially when you’re strapped for cash and don’t want to miss that awesome new movie or video game. However, one unfortunate Fallout 4 player raises the question: is it piracy really worth the risk? Geek.com reported on December 6 that a gamer who used bitcoin mysteriously lost all of his coins and couldn’t figure out why. After going to r/bitcoin on Reddit, he found out the likely source of his missing coins: Fallout 4. This redditor, u/arkanoah, pirated a copy of Fallout 4 on release day, which was suspiciously the date that the bitcoin....
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