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Re:Hackers nab $500k as Enigma is compromised weeks before i... by CPLX on Tuesday August 22, 2017 @10:37AM (#15072790)
Perhaps. Another way of looking at it is that they have an intuitive and successful connection with the mechanics of gambling.

Cryptocurrencies and ICO's as they stand today conceptually have a lot more in common with the old urban numbers rackets[0] than they do with the concept of currency.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numbers_game

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Re:Hackers nab $500k as Enigma is compromised weeks before i... by justadeveloper2 on Tuesday August 22, 2017 @12:02PM (#15073694)
I had an uncle who used to "carry money" for numbers rackets in NY which I think means he was involved in racketeering. I don't claim to understand how it worked, but I know the winning numbers were related to the winners of certain horse races. The state lottery pretty much put an end to it.
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