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298 sats \ 4 replies \ @optimism 24 Apr \ on: Lazy bitcoin journalism (TFTC Bitcoin Brief) BooksAndArticles Politics_And_Law

I think that 2 things are non-mutually-exclusive bad here:

  1. We failed to educate people so that they don't get scammed
  2. If you want to take my assets, come and take it. Not, call some fucking corporation.

This is why my assets aren't issued and controlled by some corporation.

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71 sats \ 3 replies \ @BlokchainB OP 25 Apr
  1. Even the well educated fall victim to crime and scams. Trust is very important in today’s society.
  2. I agree but if stole the assets from someone they should be returned to their rightful owner and you should face the consequences for stealing.
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178 sats \ 2 replies \ @optimism 25 Apr
  1. Is the majority of the victims to these scams and crimes well educated in how to prevent falling to it?
  2. Yes I should. So come and arrest me. Put me on trial. Innocent until proven guilty? Or we throw that out of the window?
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71 sats \ 1 reply \ @BlokchainB OP 25 Apr
  1. Sure but people still get scammed every day!
  2. Absolutely! But making the case against you will involve KYC and chain analysis because these are the only tools we have now to identify criminal activity on chain. I am waiting for better solutions but none have come about.

For context on my bias:
#790281

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314 sats \ 0 replies \ @optimism 25 Apr

Hmm. So I've worked some investigations into scam rings. Without chainalysis or any of the other spy products. Its especially easy on Tron because you can just map money flow all the way to an exchange.

So from this perspective, the shitcoins are a boon and its where most of the scammers operate. Especially the ones targeting the most vulnerable among us, ie the people that could really use a break.

I'm all for catching the predators. But, once you realize they are sitting on the other side of the world nowadays and just pyramid recruit locally, you know that the next scam is just a week out. So we have to do more and we have to do better, imho. But having said that, maybe its better to do nothing and just let everyone be scammed. Then they learn.

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