Bitcoin scheme leads to financial ruin, legal battle for B.C. men

It was supposed to be a 48-hour loan meant to obtain security software designed by the rumoured founder of bitcoin — a deal secured by two contracts which later wound up in B.C. Supreme Court.

Bitcoin scheme leads to financial ruin, legal battle for B.C. men
Graphic of stylized coins labelled with a B that have been merged with a dollar sign.

It was supposed to be a 48-hour loan meant to obtain security software designed by the rumoured founder of bitcoin — a deal secured by two contracts which later wound up in B.C. Supreme Court.