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It's even more fun with skin in the game.

Just remember to never invest more than you can afford to lose.

Heh.. "invest."

That's true, I had half a bitcoin from back when it was worth $20, and I'm having loads of fun with it.

There are certainly fortunes to be made as well as lost. I probably would not put "serious" quantities into bitcoin myself either, but it definitely is more interesting to watch it when you have a small amount in it.

You can do something about it, you just can't offload those costs onto other people you've never met.

Anyone is free to attempt to investigate and go after this guy.

Yeah, just like anyone is free to keep their sheep off the commons. It's still going to get grazed flat.