The Oncoming Ransomware Storm
I&#x27;m not an unequivocal fan of cryptocurrencies or any particular cryptocurrency by any means, but it appears this author really hates cryptocurrency and this is just an opportunity for them to argue that governments should ban cryptocurrency. Which is completely understandable and obviously in good faith given ransomware is bad and they think cryptocurrencies are bad, but I just wanted to point out their stance and that this is an anti-cryptocurrency blog rather than a security&#x2F;tech blog.<p>Every blog post they&#x27;ve ever published is about why they think cryptocurrency is awful: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.stephendiehl.com&#x2F;blog.html" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.stephendiehl.com&#x2F;blog.html</a><p>&gt;The Oncoming Ransomware Storm - May 11, 2021<p>&gt;Et tu, Signal? - April 7, 2021<p>&gt;The Political Case for a Blanket Cryptocurrency Ban - March 30, 2021<p>&gt;Bitcoin: The Postmodern Ponzi - February 27, 2021<p>&gt;The Crypto Chernobyl - February 10, 2021<p>&gt;Gamestop, Bitcoin and the Commoditization of Populist Rage - February 3, 2021<p>&gt;Facebook Libra is Architecturally Unsound - November 2, 2019<p>I think they make many valid criticisms, but they remind me of the inverse of the standard Bitcoin maximalist. It seems there are a lot of people who think Bitcoin or Ethereum or something else should become the universal currency of the world and is the best and most innovative thing ever, and a lot of other people who think they should all be made illegal and are the worst thing ever. Also somewhat reminiscent of pg&#x27;s fanboy&#x2F;hater dichotomy: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.paulgraham.com&#x2F;fh.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.paulgraham.com&#x2F;fh.html</a>