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> https://www.forbes.com/sites/andreatinianow/2020/07/01/bitcoin-demand-drives-14-billion-ransomware-industry-in-the-us/?sh=7f711ddb32d8 https://www.forbes.com/
by ggggtez 6y ago
> https://www.forbes.com/sites/andreatinianow/2020/07/01/bitcoin-demand-drives-14-billion-ransomware-industry-in-the-us/?sh=7f711ddb32d8 https://www.forbes.com/sites/andreatinianow/2020/07/01/bitco...
1.4 billion dollars of Ransomware vs a private company using it as a way to shuffle money around.
I don't think you'll find it easy to convince me that Tesla playing games with their private assets has actually yielded any "good" in the world. The impetus is on the bitcoin apologists to show why the ransomware industry and environmental impact is worth all the damage. Where is the positive impact?