(Morning thoughts on nostr, beware, not properly digested.)

Claim: Ransomware is only possible due to the advent of bitcoin (and other "cryptocurrencies").

Well. Where do the industrial, state-supported hacking factories reside? North Korea, Russia and the like. What are the common denominators of these countries? Dictators. What is bitcoin? The single most powerful non-violent tool, together with encrypted communication, that can - and hopefully will - topple these regimes.

GM! Onwards