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Re: Laptop used to seize Bitcoins from 2016 Bitfinex heist now at the Smithsonian
by
Fiatless
on 09/12/2024, 15:43:03 UTC
I think this hack could be amongst the greatest hacks of all time as the volume involved  is something that could be worth sharing as a story or an event that took place in the past hence the laptop was taken to the museum to be kept for public view. It could attract tourist to that country and museum to see for themselves and also avail them the opportunity to be able to know elaborately the story behind the laptop, why it found its way to the museum and the names behind the laptop.
I don't see how tourists would be interested in going to see the laptop. Like what are the significant of the laptop being in the museum? The story is well documented and everyone can assess the information from their devices they don't need to fly all the way to be told the story. Yes the figures involved here are huge but this won't be the first high fund heist and I believe we won't want every heist story be put in a museum.
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This exhibition, which opened at the National Museum of American History in 2015, examines the origins of money, new monetary technologies, the political and cultural messages money conveys, numismatic art and design, and the practice of collecting money. The Value of Money features hundreds of objects from our national money collection representing every inhabited continent and spanning more than 3,000 years.
The museum contains other historical artifacts that will interest tourists. One might not need to fly from maybe Africa to see this laptop, but if you are around the US. It could be an interesting sight for crypto enthusiasts.

Students could also visit this important place for school trips and the museum tour guides could tell them about the hacks. Some of them will become aware of these threats and learn about security. I am a student of history and will want to see many things preserved for the next generation because the past and presents helps to shape the future.