If you have listened to me for a while, you know how I feel about Cryptocurrencies, and it looks like I was right all along. It is fraught with fraud that prays on peoples hopes and dreams. The criminal activity of ransomware primarily drives the rise in bitcoin prices. Researchers have found that many searches return results for organizations or sites set up to scam you out of your money. Cryptocurrency is not an investment and is not ready for prime time.