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Re:Up to 1,500 businesses affected by ransomware attack, Kas... by ChrisClark on Tuesday July 06, 2021 @01:04PM (#27751309)
>The only place to actually use is a currency is in criminal activity.

This discredits your entire post. Your other points may be valid, but how can anyone be sure if this one is provably false?

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Re:Up to 1,500 businesses affected by ransomware attack, Kas... by briffle on Tuesday July 06, 2021 @01:46PM (#27751883)
name a single large company that accepts crypto payments?
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Re:Up to 1,500 businesses affected by ransomware attack, Kas... by reaperducer on Tuesday July 06, 2021 @01:55PM (#27752018)
I'm not into cryptocurrency at all, but I've read that some of the billion-dollar casinos in Las Vegas take it.

My domain registrar does, and it's not exactly a fly-by-night operation.

I think at least one airline does. Though I might be remembering that wrong.

I won't ever get into crypto because I like money that keeps working when the lights go out. But I don't think it's either as fringe, nor as mainstream, as the two sides present.

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Re:Up to 1,500 businesses affected by ransomware attack, Kas... by silexia on Tuesday July 06, 2021 @01:07PM (#27751346)
The statement was a bit hyperbolic, but not by much. Have you ever used cryptocurrency for any routine transaction? How much total money have you spent in cryptocurrency if so? It's very newsworthy when people like Elon musk say they will accept cryptocurrency for the very reason that most businesses do not. And I would be surprised if more than a handful of Teslas have been sold via cryptocurrency.
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Re:Up to 1,500 businesses affected by ransomware attack, Kas... by nyghtly on Tuesday July 06, 2021 @01:38PM (#27751787)
Musk has already backtracked on accepting crypto at Tesla, citing environmental concerns. A cynical person might assume that it was just a publicity stunt in order to pump bitcoin.

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-57096305

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Re:Up to 1,500 businesses affected by ransomware attack, Kas... by pyrale on Tuesday July 06, 2021 @01:11PM (#27751413)
> And I would be surprised if more than a handful of Teslas have been sold via cryptocurrency.

I personally would be surprised if Tesla made more money from selling those cars than they made by pumping btc with that news line.

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