The largest HACK in cryptocurrency history isn’t the one you think...

In 2014, one man nearly erased Bitcoin. No, it wasn’t Satoshi Nakamoto, but a computer genius who orchestrated the theft of 850,000 bitcoins from Mt. Gox, the largest exchange platform of the time.

How did he manage to hack Mt. Gox? Why did no one see it coming? And most importantly… where did the stolen bitcoins go?

From Tokyo to Greece, through Russia, dive into the behind-the-scenes of this gripping investigation that involved the FBI, the IRS, and top blockchain forensic experts. Discover how a simple "bug" turned into an international affair implicating Mark Karpelès, Alexander Vinnik, and billions of dollars in vanished bitcoins.

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⭐ Chapters:

00:00 Intro

00:41 The beginnings of a computer genius

02:20 The lure of profit

04:48 The heist of the century

06:37 A short-lived life of luxury

08:09 The hunt intensifies

10:29 The fall

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⭐ Chapters:

00:00 Intro

00:49 The Roots of a Prodigy

03:09 First Steps in the Shadows

05:52 The Dazzling Rise

09:43 The Birth of LulzSec

11:32 The Apex and the Fall

13:53 The Redemption

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