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by RcouF1uZ4gsC 2720 days ago
When you develop a tool, you have to consider the pros and the cons. For example, encrypted chat, while it may have bad uses, the vast majority of uses are good or at least benign. With cryptocurrency on the other hand, it seems like the bad uses are the majority: fraud, money laundering, illegal drugs, and extortion. In the past, the money exchange in an extortion scheme was always the weak point. Now, thanks to cryptocurrencies, it is the strong point.