Whenever a big scam, ransomware attack, or dark-web bust is being reported about, the same word keeps recurring next to it: crypto. Politicians warn about it. Regulators scrutinise it. Opponents argue that it is the economic support of the criminals around the globe. However, is cryptocurrency the currency of criminals, or does it have a more simplistic narrative, which fails to consider real-life uses of the technology? We should divide perception and reality. Why is crypto
