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Re:The Push to Ban Ransom Payments Is Gaining Momentum by coldtea on Thursday May 23, 2024 @03:01AM (#40451419)
Why start with the person trading bitcoin holdings or any other action for that matter?

Why not just give the police arbitrary power to fine and toss in prison anybody?

Sounds like getting to that with extra steps.

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Re:The Push to Ban Ransom Payments Is Gaining Momentum by Gibbon1 on Thursday May 23, 2024 @03:59AM (#40451857)
Well what you're doing is actually a felony already.

https://www.federalcriminallawyer.us/securities-fraud/

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