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Ransomeware wouldn’t exist to the same degree without crypto. Crypto’s killer app is quite obviously fraud and illegal activity.


Looked another way, it may make our security systems more robust. Much rather have to pay money to some hacker to get my data back then wait for some future where a nationstate does it to cause harm.




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