Love, claimed that he lost his Bitcoin savings to a scammer. The amount of money Dutton lost is staggering, 5.9 bitcoin, “all I had,” he wrote, noting that he’d been saving up for nearly a decade. The conversion rate at the time of publication means he lost approximately $443,000.
It was my own damn fault for not being more diligent. But let it serve as a warning. There’s so many scams.” In messages exchanged on Tuesday, Dutton told KuCoin — a crypto platform that the thieves allegedly used to launder the money — that he had notified the authorities of the theft.
KuCoin told Dutton on social media, “We have taken temporary restraining measures and temporarily frozen the suspicious account for 7 days.” reports that Apple removed the fraudulent Ledger app from his service. A rep for Dutton did not immediately respond to Rolling Stone’s request for comment. Trending Stories Slipknot and Sid Wilson Part Ways After Nearly 30 Years Matthew McConaughey Gives Ella Langley’s ‘Choosin’ Texas’ a Bluegrass Spin on ‘Fallon’ Return of the Kings: Inside Rush’s Fifty Something Tour Why Was It So Hard for Sam Cooke’s Grandkids to Drop a Soul Album?
It’s a tough road ride.” G. Love and Special Sauce, the band he’s fronted since 1992, enjoyed a streak of hit records in the Nineties and early 2000s thanks to hits like “Stepping Stones,” “Rodeo Clowns,” and “Astronaut.” The group’s most recent album, Ode to L.R., came out last year.
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