From what I know about organised crime, they operated before the invention of cryptocurrencies, and will operate even if cryptocurrencies will cease to exist.

From what I know about organised crime, they operated before the invention of cryptocurrencies, and will operate even if cryptocurrencies will cease to exist. Speaking of your family friend. Among my and my wife's extended families there are many victims of political purges. Deported, confiscated property, murdered, tortured, jailed for decades. State is a far more dangerous adversary then even the most violent criminal organisation .