The critics will feel confirmed.
Then criminals manage to stash $ 600 million in a crypto network.
It is certainly not the first incident of its kind, but the attack on the systems of the Poly Network company is one of the biggest scams that has taken place in this crypto environment to date.
The company's appeal via Twitter to the “dear hackers” to return the money or at least to get in touch is downright trivializing.
But that is by no means the incident.
It is about serious white-collar crime that needs to be punished consistently.
It's not easy.
Because unlike on raids in the old world, criminals no longer even have to leave their homes to steal big booty.
The confusing virtual world of financial flows makes it difficult for overseers, regulators and data policemen to put criminals down.
Often they are not even technically up to date with the criminals in order to pursue leads and arrest the actors.
Closing this gap must be a primary goal.
Crypto scams are on the rise - also because the topic is gaining in importance overall.
To feel confirmed in the criticism, the new crypto world is just pure appearance, leads into nowhere.
New technologies offer new opportunities for attack, which is why not taking advantage of the opportunities behind them is the wrong answer.