The BTC price was/is ~297 USD in some South African exchange. It seems that a local Ponzi shcheme (Kipi) is demanding an urgent payment in bitcoin from all members, otherwise they will lose all their investment:
http://np.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/34lvmc/btc_is_trading_at_equivalent_of_297878_usd_on_the/cqw0025
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http://np.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/34lvmc/btc_is_trading_at_equivalent_of_297878_usd_on_the/cqw0025
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I've never heard of this kipi thing. This bs is giving bitcoin a bad name.
No shit sherlock. But only for the umpteenth time.






