This post and the commments it attracts seems more appropriate for /r/atheism. It’s not technology (what about a stripe scam pastor?) and it’s not something interesting that wouldn’t be peddled in gossip journalism.
Cryptocurrency-related topics frequently make the front page. At the end of the day, what's appropriate for this site is what its readers find interesting.
There is a specified rule and popular posts are constantly removed for allegedly breaking it.