Yes, GP was a layperson using "laundering" imprecisely as a proxy for "using for state-sponsored criminal activity."
Your rebuttal, while pedantically correct, does not refute their larger point that Bitcoin greatly aids ransomware.
Furthermore, I'd argue it is easier for ransomware groups to transfer large values of illicitly-gained Bitcoin across borders without the possibility of interception by authorities. This is a key step in international money laundering.
Your rebuttal, while pedantically correct, does not refute their larger point that Bitcoin greatly aids ransomware.
Furthermore, I'd argue it is easier for ransomware groups to transfer large values of illicitly-gained Bitcoin across borders without the possibility of interception by authorities. This is a key step in international money laundering.