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Rogue Employee Mined 500K Bitcoins in 2011, Qiwi CEO Says

An employee at Qiwi reportedly mined roughly 500,000 bitcoins in 2011 by hijacking the company's payment terminals, CEO Sergey Solonin said Wednesday.

By Anna BaydakovaJul 25, 2018

Sergey Solonin, Chief Executive Officer of Qiwi, at St. Petersburg International Economic Forum SPIEF-2016
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