> (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.
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.