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by JumpCrisscross 587 days ago
> it's hard to move large amounts of money on the blockchain since it's public

This was a $1mm ransom. The attraction of crypto isn't that it's easy to launder. It's that it's easy to steal. Beat a crypto bro on the head and you know you can effect a verifiable, irreversible transfer. Wiring money involves many more steps and has all kinds of reverse options.