It shouldn't be banned. Just add a +300% tax to it, while keeping it legal. (Banning will just lead to under-the-table payments). While this looks at face valu

It shouldn't be banned. Just add a +300% tax to it, while keeping it legal. (Banning will just lead to under-the-table payments). While this looks at face value like it's just making things worse, in fact it cuts the profits by 75% for any criminal trying to optimize the ransom demanded. Then use the tax collected to fund IT security research or something.