Bitcoin Accounts for 98% of Crypto-Denominated Ransomware Payments, Study

2019-4-20 20:22

Bitcoin continues to account for the lion’s share of crypto-denominated ransomware payments — 98% as compared with just 2% for privacy coins like dash and monero

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Источник: cointelegraph.com

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