However, its strength and possible weakness stem from the same source: its decentralized character. You claim that it protects your privacy, but when people have felt alone, they have often acted badly. What occurred on the opposing side is too important to simply disregard. Its a convenient way to launder cash or pay for illegal activities.
Furthermore, despite providing financial independence, the market is simple to play. Big swings in the price of Bitcoin can be caused by "whales," individuals or organizations with a large holdings of the cryptocurrency. So, while technology has liberated us free from the constraints of old banking methods, it has also introduced a whole new set of challenges.
There's this common principle in philosophy that says that man creates more problems for himself in search of a solution to an already existing problem. @Blitzboy, You know that some problems cannot be totally evicted; even with or without Bitcoin, there would still be a way to loot money. In fact, money laundering was around long before Bitcoin was created. Drug dealers have already been in the picture and are carrying out their business successfully without Bitcoin. So, Bitcoin cannot just be victimised because of those who are using it to commit any ill activity. Does it mean that even in the banks, there aren't any illegal activities going on?
I highly agree, money laundering had been in existence even before Bitcoin is created. But, to think about it, Bitcoin transactions being transparent and open to public, I do not think that Bitcoin is the best way to launder money. Though I don't know about privacy coins since I read some articles that some of these privacy coins are actually not private and can be traced.
Bitcoin being decentralised is not just something that is controlled by one or two people. I know that whales exist, but Bitcoin price movement does not just depend on the hands of those whales; there are other factors that contribute to price movement. Even if some whales decide to sell a huge amount of Bitcoin and the market dumps, it doesn't mean that the market will remain bearish for ever; it will still uptrend after experiencing those downturns.
True that, one instance is when there is a huge hype and a whale decided to dump his Bitcoin, as long as the demand outweighs the selling pressure, Bitcoin price will not plummet, and if the whale isn't aggressively selling his Bitcoin and just put it as sell wall, demand will slowly nibble it until it is eaten out completely.