Re:The Ransomware Problem Is a Bitcoin Problem
by rini17 on Friday June 04, 2021 @06:27PM
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Consider there is a war on drugs which has repeatedly proven that "increasing the friction" might actually make the situation worse. Broadly criminalizing any and all exchange of money to unauthorized tokens (any more specific definition of a cryptocurrency will be subverted) is likely to end up in that territory.
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Re:The Ransomware Problem Is a Bitcoin Problem
by tptacek on Friday June 04, 2021 @06:34PM
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Seemed to work well for Viagra spam, and no violent black market for Viagra spam revenue clearing services sprung up.
Re:The Ransomware Problem Is a Bitcoin Problem
by rini17 on Friday June 04, 2021 @06:46PM
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Interesting, Viagra spam was mitigated by making these payments illegal? I have no idea, any source pls?
Re:The Ransomware Problem Is a Bitcoin Problem
by tptacek on Friday June 04, 2021 @07:33PM
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See: the article we are commenting on.
Re:The Ransomware Problem Is a Bitcoin Problem
by rini17 on Saturday June 05, 2021 @05:09AM
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Oh I'm sorry. But the point still stands, the article is mistaken that it would require arranging money transfers to outside the U.S. With bitcoin in the mix, it is not true anymore. Sure, you can call the bank but unlike Viagra, scammers don't need one fixed account there.