Three armed men showed up at their business, held them up at gunpoint, tied them up and tried to force them to transfer a bitcoin ransom to one of their accounts.
Armed with handguns, police said they tied up four employees, one of whom would later need medical attention after being hit in the head with a handgun.
The suspects tried to coerce employees into completing a transaction, Staff Sgt. Michael Haarbosch said. Bitcoin is not a physical currency, but a cryptocurrency that can be exchanged for other currencies, products and services. At the moment, one bitcoin is worth around $13,700.
A Fifth employee was in another office and called police. The suspects fled empty-handed.
This shit is easier to steal than cash, gold, or silver. LOL!
You don't own it unless you hold it... uh oh...
Even if successful, wouldn't they have left empty handed?
What is needed is a clawback provision in the distributed ledger's transactions.
That way you can cancel the payment after the thieves have gone away.
Safe. trusted. networked. reliable. dependable..
Hugs,
Nokodemion Satoshi