I think that it happened.
But I think that happens in secret.
It would be weird if everyone knows. I think it happens often.
Topic: Is bitcoin being used for illegal activities - page 117. (Read 139748 times)
I am sure there are plenty of lawyers and politicians using bitcoins, so yes criminals use them.
Some of them are not criminals. Bill Clinton was lawer. So was Barack Obama. They are president of the US.
I am sure there are plenty of lawyers and politicians using bitcoins, so yes criminals use them.
I read about these articles almost everyday online and each has their own version to put down bitcoins. Coindesk articles are more helpful and mostly positive. They also predicted bitcoins to increase after halving while other articles gave us a negative report. It's good to concentrate on coindesk articles more.
Coindesk is owned by the same investors who have shares with many exchangers so they are directly interested to HAVE good news even most of them are bullshit.
Example: the news about different blockchains who are developed by different companies. these projects are not related with Bitcoin at all but Coindesk is presenting them as being part of BTC.
Any kid who is opening a shit exchange service is presented as being like a cure for cancer. It's part of a propaganda.
The same is said about gold as well being used for illegal activities like drug smuggling and so on but since gold is a legal commodity, such articles are ignored while bitcoins only suffer as they are not regulated by the Government.
Till the Government doesn't find a solution to this, we shouldn't lose hope and continue promoting bitcoins on our blogs or on other forums.
Till the Government doesn't find a solution to this, we shouldn't lose hope and continue promoting bitcoins on our blogs or on other forums.
Yeah, because of anonymity some criminals prefer to use bitcoin for their illegal transaction, I also have heard that in france attack some criminals have used bitcoin for buying weapons, that is a threatening news for bitcon, so I think the anonymity of bitcoin must have to be finished.
It will increase the supporters of bitcoin to make it more stronger currency
It will increase the supporters of bitcoin to make it more stronger currency
I read about these articles almost everyday online and each has their own version to put down bitcoins. Coindesk articles are more helpful and mostly positive. They also predicted bitcoins to increase after halving while other articles gave us a negative report. It's good to concentrate on coindesk articles more.
I think yes it is being used for criminal activities, may be drugs or converting black money to white, and it is also used for gambling, which is illegal too, people will use each and every currency which holds value for illegal activities.
End of the day anything can be illegal if they want to crack down on us for breathing to much.
Its up to the public to lash back and say this is not happening.
Pretty sure if there's any "lashing back," it won't be from bitcoin enthusiasts. Heck, I've been watching folks here get savaged over and over by various bitcoin "entrepreneurs" -- Brewster, Friedcat, Ukyo, Pirate, Karples, and on and on and on...Its up to the public to lash back and say this is not happening.
Sum total of getback?
ZERO
End of the day anything can be illegal if they want to crack down on us for breathing to much.
Its up to the public to lash back and say this is not happening.
Its up to the public to lash back and say this is not happening.
Of course it is being used in illegal and some criminal activity because criminals are using it like everyone else, in the same way fiat and regular currencies are being used in illegal activities as well.
Just like fiat, it can be use on illegal things. BTC is just a mode of payment a currency,
It is unfortunately. However, the US dollar is also being occupied for illegal activity. Anything that has to do with purchasing products and services is something that can be utilized to do illegal work. Bitcoin isn't to blame.
True, not only bitcoin used for illegal activity, this is not the fault of bitcoin. I think it is fair when bitcoin use by criminals, fiat money also was used by criminals, so there is nothing wrongActually every currencies could be for a criminal things..but in here btc is more anonymouse..for a criminal thing like porn weed and gambling isnt a big problem..as long as doesnt hurt anyone its ok..just take advantage in there
But i just didnt agree a criminal like we rent a killer to kill someone
It is unfortunately. However, the US dollar is also being occupied for illegal activity. Anything that has to do with purchasing products and services is something that can be utilized to do illegal work. Bitcoin isn't to blame.
True, not only bitcoin used for illegal activity, this is not the fault of bitcoin. I think it is fair when bitcoin use by criminals, fiat money also was used by criminals, so there is nothing wrong
I guess the most of illegal activities are payed with other currencies than bitcoin if you know what i mean
I like what Andreas Antonopoulous said in one of his latest speeches, he basically said that something is not money unless you can buy drugs with it, and I think it's a pretty spot on definition, if something cannot be used for that then it's just not money, it's a requirement.
Isn't there a checkbox in the bitcoin core that disables all illegal activities?
I had never heard. someone or use bitcoin criminals to launder their money, or maybe it was not detected, that I know, it has never happened
is it could tarnish the image of bitcoin?
is it could tarnish the image of bitcoin?
I think they use it before.
I think it often and widely used.
But I think most do not know it because it happens in secret.
I think it often and widely used.
But I think most do not know it because it happens in secret.
all currency are being used for something illegal by somebody.
bitcoin might be easier to not be tracked though with mixer and all that stuff.
bitcoin might be easier to not be tracked though with mixer and all that stuff.
Bitcoin is very easy to track. You can see the money movement in the block chain. It is much easier to trace than cash.
Right. Caveat: You don't know who the moving money belongs to. Can't arrest a BTC addy
Jump to: