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The Missing Bitcoin Millions

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Bitcoin reached an all-time high of more than $400 on Wednesday, just weeks after a multimillion-dollar exchange in China disappeared.

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Late last month, millions of dollars disappeared from the pockets of thousands of investors in a single incident. It wasn’t a bank robbery or the collapse of a financial house of cards.

This won't last long. One year of fearless reporting for only $35 $25.

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