• MacN'Cheezus@lemmy.today
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      6 months ago

      Yeah, that’s like saying a murderer is there because gun.

      No, they’re there because of what they used it for.

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        6 months ago

        You’re closer, but he didn’t use Bitcoin. The scam was a shitcoin he had made up.

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          6 months ago

          As far as I know, the FTX token wasn’t even the main problem. He did all kinds of shady stuff, mishandling customer funds, illegal business loans, etc.

    • ililiililiililiilili@lemm.ee
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      6 months ago

      Right? Its like saying Jeffrey Skilling went to jail because of stocks. Bitcoin is just a system doing what it was designed to do. Criminals gonna crime regardless of the medium.