<p>According to <a href="https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=33389.0" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this speculative thread at bitcointalk.org forums</a>, a minimum of 27,000 BTC (worth $370,000 USD at that time), with a possible maximum of 75,000 BTC, estimated.</p>

<p>Here's a screen cap of the first post in the thread, in case the forum later disappears:</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/lx5yZ.png" alt="1st post in bitcointalk.org forum thread on 2011 MyBitcoin losses"></p>

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2013-02-20T04:15:12.303Z
2013-02-20T04:36:33.377Z
2013-02-20T04:36:33.377Z
gosmond
<p><a href="https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/MyBitcoin" rel="noreferrer">https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/MyBitcoin</a></p>

<p>How much money was lost when it shut down? (You can also edit the wiki page and add this info). Best estimates of course.</p>

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2014-03-07T03:51:33.313Z
Did they run off with the money but claimed they were "hacked"?
Pacerier
<theft><hacking>
How much Bitcoin was lost in the Jul. 2011 MyBitcoin site shutdown incident?
ripper234
# How much Bitcoin was lost in the Jul. 2011 MyBitcoin site shutdown incident?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-01-08)

<https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/MyBitcoin>

How much money was lost when it shut down? (You can also edit the wiki page and add this info). Best estimates of course.

**Tags:** theft, hacking

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Did they run off with the money but claimed they were "hacked"?  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2013-02-20. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

According to [this speculative thread at bitcointalk.org forums](https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=33389.0), a minimum of 27,000 BTC (worth $370,000 USD at that time), with a possible maximum of 75,000 BTC, estimated.

Here's a screen cap of the first post in the thread, in case the forum later disappears:

![1st post in bitcointalk.org forum thread on 2011 MyBitcoin losses](https://i.sstatic.net/lx5yZ.png)


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