I hate it when media is spreading nonsense about Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies as a whole, Bitcoin NOW is not used for criminal activities, if you talk about Wall Street using bitcoin to make money I am oke with saying it is used by criminals, only thing it is not used for drugs, trafficking or other types of nonsense, Bitcoin now is too well known to be usee for those purposes, there are other coins more private than bitcoin, XMR for example.
Those who doesn't know about cryptocurrency will tend to bark more and more because they doesn't know and understand everything of Bitcoin. What they heard about Bitcoin is what the same people like them told the same story. On the other hand those who know more about Bitcoin doesn't bother to explain it to them, well maybe because it's a waste of time to explain it to them since their mind is always closed. 
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As long as money is involved there will be criminality. Also, due to banning of cryptocurreny exchanges in some countries there is no doubt that many will be against it leading to more criminal liabilities. More or less those who need to have a decent income will get involve because it's already considered as illegal in their country
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I hate it when media is spreading nonsense about Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies as a whole, Bitcoin NOW is not used for criminal activities, if you talk about Wall Street using bitcoin to make money I am oke with saying it is used by criminals, only thing it is not used for drugs, trafficking or other types of nonsense, Bitcoin now is too well known to be usee for those purposes, there are other coins more private than bitcoin, XMR for example.
This is one of the reasons why bitcoin is prohibited in many countries. Because bitcoin is highly anonymous, it is difficult to track transactions with bitcoin, so illegal activities often use bitcoin to avoid government tracking. I think that in the future there will be a way to manage bitcoin transactions so that governments will accept bitcoin as the best means of trading.
As long as money is involved there will be criminality. Also, due to banning of cryptocurreny exchanges in some countries there is no doubt that many will be against it leading to more criminal liabilities. More or less those who need to have a decent income will get involve because it's already considered as illegal in their country.
From recent news in India it is heard that bitcoins are used to sell drugs..I know its a currency and it is also used as a normal money... but these can create a bad space in people's mind that bitcoins are used to sell drugs..so they will not use bitcoins... Conclusion is that BTC is also a currency which is having a high value in the market..and bitcoins must not be used in these illegal activity which can reduce its usage and value.
By being an Indian Bitcoin can be used in several Illegal activities, but our news, or news papers just they publish this type of activity, but how about Govt who use for illegal activity.1. They may use money to circulate during elections for their scam votes.
2. They may exchange or buy from foreign countries without taxation.
3. Terrorists can get easily money without knowing to anyone
There are several reasons that people and Indian Govt can use for illegal activies if Bitcoin is regularized.
I think Bitcoin will get banned in India on one day.
that is what many Governments feared, bitcoin can be used for illegal activities such as selling illegal drugs, weapons, etc., however, isn't cash could also be used for that? then what's the difference?
From recent news in India it is heard that bitcoins are used to sell drugs..I know its a currency and it is also used as a normal money... but these can create a bad space in people's mind that bitcoins are used to sell drugs..so they will not use bitcoins... Conclusion is that BTC is also a currency which is having a high value in the market..and bitcoins must not be used in these illegal activity which can reduce its usage and value.
Illegal activities are done with the intent of people involved. It is not bitcoins fault if used in crime transactions and not our concern. With what you say illegal activities will reduce its usage and value, well i dont think it could affect that much since bitcoin circulate through the demands of people to buy it and it has no material matters to be disregarded. It is the governments problem how to reduce illegal activities using bitcoin, it is whether ther take part on crontrolling or having access on most bitcoin transactions or have a centralized blockchain to trace those who are suspicious about their transactions.
Not only in India, I believe that Bitcoin is being used to commit guilty like drug trafficking, money laundering, tax evasion,...all over the world because of the security of Bitcoin 
). It's really hard to find out the owner of Bitcoin transaction cause they're almost anonymous and the government only can find them out via their IP address so crime often taking avantage of Bitcoin to commit guilty. Almost government all over the world also afraid that when they legalized Bitcoin in their country, it'll be taking advantage like that so for now there are no country legalize Bitcoin yet 
). It's really hard to find out the owner of Bitcoin transaction cause they're almost anonymous and the government only can find them out via their IP address so crime often taking avantage of Bitcoin to commit guilty. Almost government all over the world also afraid that when they legalized Bitcoin in their country, it'll be taking advantage like that so for now there are no country legalize Bitcoin yet 
From recent news in India it is heard that bitcoins are used to sell drugs..I know its a currency and it is also used as a normal money... but these can create a bad space in people's mind that bitcoins are used to sell drugs..so they will not use bitcoins... Conclusion is that BTC is also a currency which is having a high value in the market..and bitcoins must not be used in these illegal activity which can reduce its usage and value.
BitCoin is used for illegal work in many countries. Bitcoin is used not only in the country but also in the international arena. I think that terrorist groups are also earning by way of bitcoin. One of the biggest reasons why the bitcoin market is in this condition is illegal work.
From recent news in India it is heard that bitcoins are used to sell drugs..I know its a currency and it is also used as a normal money... but these can create a bad space in people's mind that bitcoins are used to sell drugs..so they will not use bitcoins... Conclusion is that BTC is also a currency which is having a high value in the market..and bitcoins must not be used in these illegal activity which can reduce its usage and value.
This are some of the reasons why some countries may consider banning bitcoin, it is very obvious that some unscrupulous individuals will capitalize on the decentralized nature of bitcoin to perpetuate nefarious activities like buying drugs illegally.The only way to stop those activities is to report people involved to the appropriate security agents.
Bitcoin has and still is used for illegal activities such as drugs, buy/selling weapons, hiring assassins, and so on. It is not something new. The dark net holds 80% of the internet. Everything in there is used by bitcoin. You cannot use a real life currency to buy or sell something.
But we should not blame bitcoin for doing these illegal activities. We should blame people because believe me, there are both bad and good people all over the world. We do not blame the currency, we blame the one who uses it.
But we should not blame bitcoin for doing these illegal activities. We should blame people because believe me, there are both bad and good people all over the world. We do not blame the currency, we blame the one who uses it.
From recent news in India it is heard that bitcoins are used to sell drugs..I know its a currency and it is also used as a normal money... but these can create a bad space in people's mind that bitcoins are used to sell drugs..so they will not use bitcoins... Conclusion is that BTC is also a currency which is having a high value in the market..and bitcoins must not be used in these illegal activity which can reduce its usage and value.
This are some of the reasons why some countries may consider banning bitcoin, it is very obvious that some unscrupulous individuals will capitalize on the decentralized nature of bitcoin to perpetuate nefarious activities like buying drugs illegally.The only way to stop those activities is to report people involved to the appropriate security agents.
yes the government still has not found the right preventive measures to overcome it.
They will never find it. Governments just want to defame Bitcoin by stating that it is being used for criminal purposes, while they are well aware of the fact that their fiat currencies are more than anything being used for that.Even in the case of fiat being used by criminals the most, we can't blame fiat for that. Fiat and Bitcoin are nothing more than tools that people can use or abuse in their preferred way.
I personally don't care about how people use Bitcoin. If they want to buy drugs, so be it. If they want to buy weapons, again so be it. Everyone here should mind its own business, and not focus on how others use Bitcoin.
From recent news in India it is heard that bitcoins are used to sell drugs..I know its a currency and it is also used as a normal money... but these can create a bad space in people's mind that bitcoins are used to sell drugs..so they will not use bitcoins... Conclusion is that BTC is also a currency which is having a high value in the market..and bitcoins must not be used in these illegal activity which can reduce its usage and value.
It's fact. Bitcoin using as main payment in darkweb for illegal transaction including drugs trading, weapon dealing, etc. We haven't control about this condition, since early in the presence of bitcoin, this has been rampant in use as payment of illegal transactions including money laundry.
From recent news in India it is heard that bitcoins are used to sell drugs..I know its a currency and it is also used as a normal money... but these can create a bad space in people's mind that bitcoins are used to sell drugs..so they will not use bitcoins... Conclusion is that BTC is also a currency which is having a high value in the market..and bitcoins must not be used in these illegal activity which can reduce its usage and value.
Bitcoins has been used to buy drugs and even weapons for a very long time, i think it was on the primary uses of bitcoins when it first started because of it's anonymity. Its really nothing new at all. But i doubt more people are doing it now since they have come to realize its about to increase in value. From recent news in India it is heard that bitcoins are used to sell drugs..I know its a currency and it is also used as a normal money... but these can create a bad space in people's mind that bitcoins are used to sell drugs..so they will not use bitcoins... Conclusion is that BTC is also a currency which is having a high value in the market..and bitcoins must not be used in these illegal activity which can reduce its usage and value.
You said it yourself, Bitcoin is a currency and can be used also just like a normal money so using it to buy drugs, pay killers, support terrorists, and other evil acts, this will not ruin Bitcoin. Back then when Bitcoin is not yet in existence, these criminals uses fiat and did that make fiat evil? Of course not.
..and bitcoins must not be used in these illegal activity which can reduce its usage and value.
Sorry to say but you cannot force anyone how to use Bitcoin. And the end result of using Bitcoin illegally was the other way around. It was the main reason why Bitcoin became popular in the first place.
From recent news in India it is heard that bitcoins are used to sell drugs..I know its a currency and it is also used as a normal money... but these can create a bad space in people's mind that bitcoins are used to sell drugs..so they will not use bitcoins... Conclusion is that BTC is also a currency which is having a high value in the market..and bitcoins must not be used in these illegal activity which can reduce its usage and value.
Informations about using btc in illegal activities has had a significant effect on the growth of btc as well as on the crypto system. But managing it is really hard, because the btc feature is anonymity. Some countries have btc bans because of that.
Not a completely valid argument.I mean come on even paper currency is used in illegal activities like buying drugs,ammunition etc. So linking bitcoins with illegal activity is not entirely correct
back again before you really know Bitcoin, illegal drugs using paper money is not it? so I will analyze this that my future technology is confident that bitcoin will have good growth in the future so there will be a lot of new things for bitcoin development
. Bitcoin is not illegal. Some country not accept the bitcoin. But bitcoin is helpful to for the countey and country people growth. So county people can't accpet the bitcoin. Some country scam the peple money. If bitcoin accept the county can't scam the money. People learn information for the scam and country economy it will learn the information then people know hanling the some purposs.
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