Comment by saalweachter
2 years ago
(1) How much more valuable do you think it is to the scam app developer to appear at the top of the search results than for a legitimate wallet developer?
(2) Do you think a legitimate wallet app will engage in the same black-hat SEO tactics a scam app developer will?
> (1) How much more valuable do you think it is to the scam app developer to appear at the top of the search results than for a legitimate wallet developer?
Well, the scammer got CAD $150k out of the reddit guy I linked to and I lost a slightly smaller amount - and we're just two out of who knows how many thousands of app store users that installed this app. I'd say people trust the top 5-10 results quite a lot.
> (2) Do you think a legitimate wallet app will engage in the same black-hat SEO tactics a scam app developer will?
I think all the black-hat SEO in the world should not be able to surpass the obvious value disparity compared to legit apps with hundreds of thousands of installs and hundreds of reviews.