Bitcoins are gaining popularity as Ransom from kidnapping to Games of Thrones

Within a few days, bitcoin seemed to be financial instrument for random from kidnapping of models or girls to data from movies. First it was a model British model at milan whom was kidnap and was later offered to be freed on the payment made in bitcoin as her ransom whom was later released.

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Then came the news that hackers using the name “Mr. Smith” has stolen HBO files online, and demanded that the network pay a ransom of $6 million dollars to prevent further such releases which includes the blockbuster series from five “Game of Thrones” episodes. If the fail to do so, Mr Smith will release most of the data of the files by partial. Source

It seems that bitcoin is gaining more exposure from all this negative news and being used as an financial payment is making those in the crime to be more bold by the day. Is it a good sign for great exposure of the cryptocurrency ? You judge