Crypto is so "safe:"
Hackers and scammers are constantly stealing it.
If it's on an old laptop and you lose it, tough luck.
Politicians are gaming the system, pumping/dumping, and scamming, making the "value" fluctuate wildly.
It has zero intrinsic value.
And now, self-serving and self-interested politicians want the US public to use our money to buy crypto so private investors can profit.

NYTimes: "The cryptocurrency exchange Bybit lost $1.5 billion to North Korean hackers last month"

@petergleick At least that's accurately described, without any allegation of the transfer being illegal in any way. Code is law, so whatever happens to the coins is legal.