I do not think this is 100% true, it might be. But without proof, I don't know.
I don't know if the plan worked, does anyone have proof that the popularity actually went up on BTC?
And what evidence can there be? Criminals will not tell you exactly. But I very much doubt that this will positively affect the popularity of bitcoin. Most likely spoil his reputation a little
Why? Because some no name wannabe site on the internet pulled something out of their ass and sold it as facts? They have zero proof that this
is the reason why the malware were created. Any person with basic logic, would never try to promote something that are backed by criminal
actions. You have to be blind not to see that..... Do you think Silkroad or MtGox was good for Bitcoin? It nearly destroyed Bitcoin, but people
saw the truth in the end and things were turned around. There are too many people who use Bitcoin legitimately for Bitcoin to be all bad, like
these sites are making it out to be.
