Leaving aside services like bitcoin mixers designed to obfuscate the process, I think the usefulness of bitcoin for ransomware is that it allows you to move a b

Leaving aside services like bitcoin mixers designed to obfuscate the process, I think the usefulness of bitcoin for ransomware is that it allows you to move a big sum of money quickly without verifying your identity and without going through bank checks. I think you are correct about getting dollars out being the risky part, but this way the criminals will at least have a head start in their race against the FBI.