Same story, different source, significant discussion:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6809065 (theguardian.com)
Yet more sources, no discussion:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6814293 (bbc.co.uk)
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6815087 (msn.co.nz)
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6818746 (bbc.co.uk)
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6822051 (yahoo.com)
I expect we'll see this story picked up and reported over and over again. It's about BitCoin, and everyone loves a good bit of schadenfreude.