Do "bitcoin proponents" dream about defrauding people at a disproportional rate? This has been the opposite of my experience.
The levels of fraud in Bitcoin are vastly higher than in other money systems like credit cards. Even if you count just one incident, Mt. Gox, the % of bitcoins that have been stolen is immense.
So, yes there are definitely lots of Bitcoin proponents dreaming about (and actually carrying out) fraud!
Why do you think the people stealing bitcoins are proponents? Bank robbers are rarely dollar proponents in the US, or yen proponents in Japan. Muggers generally aren't cash proponents or jewelry proponents. Conmen might be proponents of certain financial schemes, or they might just be charismatic.
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Do "bitcoin proponents" dream about defrauding people at a disproportional rate? This has been the opposite of my experience.
The levels of fraud in Bitcoin are vastly higher than in other money systems like credit cards. Even if you count just one incident, Mt. Gox, the % of bitcoins that have been stolen is immense.
So, yes there are definitely lots of Bitcoin proponents dreaming about (and actually carrying out) fraud!
Why do you think the people stealing bitcoins are proponents? Bank robbers are rarely dollar proponents in the US, or yen proponents in Japan. Muggers generally aren't cash proponents or jewelry proponents. Conmen might be proponents of certain financial schemes, or they might just be charismatic.