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Alleged Equifax hackers demand $2.6M Bitcoin ransom (mashable.com)
1 point by petethomas on Sept 8, 2017 | hide | past | favorite | 3 comments



IMHO this exposes risks related to the current state-of-the-art in digital currencies. BTC, and others, are really just an experiment; new technology will replace it that will be far, far more resistant to the nefarious use-cases in effect.


I can say the same thing about the US Dollar, but we still have it.


No, the current state-of-the-art in digital currencies completely changes the ballgame, relative to fiat. There's a reason BTC is the main payment mechanism for ransomware.




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