[eftychis]

Well the OP did not mention ransomware, so my comment is not addressing that case.

Here is a fun article as a counter point: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2021/07/13/dont-blame-bitco...

And my comment: Piracy and kidnapping of property existed long before cryptocurrency -- just google Somalian pirates. I don't have to reason about person kidnapping I assume.

Also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ransomware#Encrypting_ransomwa... please read the history of ransomware. I guess all the criminals of the past since 1989 need to use time machines because they could not possibly do ransomware pre-cryptocurrency... /s

P.S. Downvoting because you disagree with a comment that addresses another comment is not really polite.

[throwaway48375]

I don't even have the ability to downvote on HN.