[cyberlurker]

So you don’t actually want to ban the exchange of crypto for fiat, you want to ban companies from being able to pay the ransom (with crypto)?

I don’t think yours is a simple solution or the right one (banning cryptocurrency). But I do think bans on payment of the ransom are interesting.

[ttyprintk]

I can’t speak to the parent comment’s intent, but it’s becoming harder and harder to look like an innocent crypto whale. While some can prove that they originated their balance, what if the wallets used in certain transactions are (or must be) confiscatable, say at exploited tumblers?