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> Crypto prices are falling and violence around that community goes up Claims like that need a source to back them up
by Grimburger 4y ago
> Crypto prices are falling and violence around that community goes up
Claims like that need a source to back them up
- lcnPylGDnU4H9OF 4y agoNot to speak for them, but there are things to cite in the article: > Prosecutors say the defendant fired a handgun into a Pennsylvania home, and helped to torch another residence in the state with a Molotov Cocktail — all allegedly in service of a beef over stolen cryptocurrency. > Earlier this month, three men in the United Kingdom were arrested for attempting to assault a local man and steal his virtual currencies. It's not particularly strong evidence that this violence is caused by a falling value but it's also not entirely unreasonable to be left with that perspective.
- willcipriano 4y agoMainly this bit: "Foreshadow’s experience is the latest example of a rapidly escalating cycle of physical violence that is taking hold of criminal SIM-swapping communities online. Earlier this month, KrebsOnSecurity detailed how multiple SIM-swapping Telegram channels are now replete with “violence-as-a-service” offerings, wherein denizens of the underground hire themselves out to perform various forms of physical violence — from slashing tires and throwing a brick through someone’s window, to conducting drive-by shootings, firebombings and home invasions."