Only problem. Who would insure a data file of unknown value? | Hacker News

Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

		SODaniel on Aug 1, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 3rd largest Bitcoin exchange lost its wallet.dat Only problem. Who would insure a data file of unknown value?

weavejester on Aug 1, 2011 [–]

That's not really a problem. You'd insure individual bitcoin addresses, and the amount of bitcoins assigned a bitcoin address is public.

The real problem is figuring out whether an address has been actually stolen, or whether the user is indulging in a spot of insurance fraud.

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact