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Most criminals are stupid and eventually get caught. Can you show an example of large-scale ransomware where criminal could convert Bitcoin into fiat currency? Most of them store Bitcoin and wait, probably realizing it is not easy to clean that bitcoin. This idea of using mixers is a myth.



Come on, many ransomware packages are quite sophisticated and the operation's run by organized criminals. We're not talking about people impulsively robbing a gas station.




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