Ransomware could still exist without cryptocurrency. But what couldn't exist is the semi-legal support industry that has grown up around this form of extortion, including software vendors, intermediaries, even customer support hotlines for victims. Crypto makes extortion scalable
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We need to find a way to repurpose ransomware as an antimonopoly tool. One reason the meat market is so vulnerable is that it's incredibly concentrated, as
@JDScholten has talked about pretty eloquently. There's more ag concentration now than we the original antitrust laws passedShow this thread -
Personally, I'm excited to see the first ransomware attack that encrypts an entire blockchain. Most people run one of a few clients, and by definition they have to stay online, so this should be doable. Just remember to do them sequentially so there's a way to get paid.
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I feel like that never properly took off. People are still mostly getting arrested meeting FBI agents posing as hitmen in person.
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