Bitcoins has regained its strong value, As of this posting, the value per 1 bitcoin is exactly 4786.59 US Dollar. Soon we will see more ways people can squeeze the most out of bitcoins. Since the advent of the internet to be profit oriented in the 90's, no one would possibly have imagined that the Internet would breed Facebook, Google, Uber, online streaming, etc. This is where we are with the Blockchain now. There exists a whole world of opportunities out there.
These opportunities have the unrighteous users of this cryptocurrencies to also used its advantage. We cannot deny for a fact that cyber crimes have been committed since the birth of the internet. Once, stealing was done with having guns, now, robbers can easily hack bank accounts or counterfeit credit cards to their advantage. Sooner, cryptocurrencies can be used to pay crimes such as services for creating counterfeit birth certificates and this is not far from happening. Actually, the US has already cases on this matter.
Another is the crime of buying illegal-drug emporium that used Bitcoin as a medium of exchange, politicians and policymakers took notice. Criminals, it turns out, really like bitcoins, which can be exchanged for nefarious purposes on the "Dark Web," with complete anonymity and, it seems, impunity.
Although, there are some articles that i have read regarding criminals cannot hide behind bitcoins, still, there are difficulties tracing transactions using cryptocurrencies. That is why law enforcement agencies should have a to change their procedures to pursue criminals who make use of the latest technology to commit crimes. Let the law find a way to evolve to address new tech challenges. There is no reason to expect that law enforcement won’t be able to get a handle on this new cybercrime.
You know just very recently there was a thread here where a guy mentioned how he used bitcoins to buy weed, preety much I was shocked that people are using a positive feature in a bad way.
He said he brought weed using bitcoins since its very safe and there isn't anything that anyone can do , they can't trace you, they can't catch you and track you down.
Also all these reasons are the contributing factors due to which now a days many governments are thinking of banning bitcoins.
Yes you have your privacy, you can't be traced thus use it in a positive way rather than negative, even recently one government said they are going to track down all the bitcoin transactions, well actions are taken to curb all these menace that some people are creating.
I don't think one should soil the name of bitcoins because it will have a negative effect on the whole bitcoin community.