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Bitcoin is a currency and therefore it's used for some illegal activities, I seen some people in the darkweb and most of the things there are illegal and they are using BTC so yes, but in the same time bitcoin is being used for many legitimate causes therefore it's not BTC fault at all that some people use it like that.
newbie
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bitcoin was create to make white monney for yakuza !!!!
sr. member
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I think some people using bitcoin for illegal activites, because bitcoin is easy to use and good for online transaction if you want sent the money into another country around the world.
legendary
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Honestly yes! But i never used it in illegal activities. In some point, it depends only your self if your going to used it in good or bad ways. People used it maybe in drugs and even in gambling. And i used bitcoin only in good purpose.
True.It depends on user how he uses it.If you have gun,you can either kill someone or use it for self defense.Gun should not be blamed for its usage.Similarly bitcoin is not bad but it can be used for bad purposes like other things
legendary
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Of course it is, duh   

just like any other technology that is usefull, it is also being used.  apple iphones are being used, HP Laptops are being used, email and the internet are being used.  all by criminals...... whats your point?

the fact that the news constantly go on about this should tell you something about bitcoin, they dont like it because it is a game changer...... Grin

that the media is reporting about bitcoin in a bad manner is one thing, but people believing this nonsense is from a completely different level. people shouldn't believe it. if they took the effort to do some research about what the media is saying themselves, then they would know that the media is wrong in the way that bitcoin is not what they say it to be.
Media always projecting negative things of bitcoin more significantly than any positive news. But people will understand and will ignore the wrong news always. Media just need TRP ratings, but their attempt to gain it in wrong way will not last for long. Bitcoin is similar to USD, it has nothing to do with being used for illegal activities.

True. but media will always put bad name to bitcoin and that stops new users to come to bitcoin as some point. In their mind, bitcoin is the culprit and thus the reason why illegal activities succeeded due to its anonymity when it fact its not anonymous at all.
That's how media do, they do not report the good benefits of bitcoin because they are getting paid by the crook politicians who have an interest of businesses that competes with bitcoin, if you are a smart person you would not believe easily on media rather you get your information in forums.
legendary
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Of course it is, duh   

just like any other technology that is usefull, it is also being used.  apple iphones are being used, HP Laptops are being used, email and the internet are being used.  all by criminals...... whats your point?

the fact that the news constantly go on about this should tell you something about bitcoin, they dont like it because it is a game changer...... Grin

that the media is reporting about bitcoin in a bad manner is one thing, but people believing this nonsense is from a completely different level. people shouldn't believe it. if they took the effort to do some research about what the media is saying themselves, then they would know that the media is wrong in the way that bitcoin is not what they say it to be.
Media always projecting negative things of bitcoin more significantly than any positive news. But people will understand and will ignore the wrong news always. Media just need TRP ratings, but their attempt to gain it in wrong way will not last for long. Bitcoin is similar to USD, it has nothing to do with being used for illegal activities.

True. but media will always put bad name to bitcoin and that stops new users to come to bitcoin as some point. In their mind, bitcoin is the culprit and thus the reason why illegal activities succeeded due to its anonymity when it fact its not anonymous at all.
legendary
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Of course it is, duh  

just like any other technology that is usefull, it is also being used.  apple iphones are being used, HP Laptops are being used, email and the internet are being used.  all by criminals...... whats your point?

the fact that the news constantly go on about this should tell you something about bitcoin, they dont like it because it is a game changer...... Grin

that the media is reporting about bitcoin in a bad manner is one thing, but people believing this nonsense is from a completely different level. people shouldn't believe it. if they took the effort to do some research about what the media is saying themselves, then they would know that the media is wrong in the way that bitcoin is not what they say it to be.
Media always projecting negative things of bitcoin more significantly than any positive news. But people will understand and will ignore the wrong news always. Media just need TRP ratings, but their attempt to gain it in wrong way will not last for long. Bitcoin is similar to USD, it has nothing to do with being used for illegal activities.

i know enough people here that see bitcoin as a ponzi scheme. i always get the question of why bitcoin is being used by criminals for money laundry, buying drugs and weapons, and the list goes on. i ask them from where you get this idea? and they answer from tv. so yes, non bitcoiners do believe it.
sr. member
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Of course it is, duh   

just like any other technology that is usefull, it is also being used.  apple iphones are being used, HP Laptops are being used, email and the internet are being used.  all by criminals...... whats your point?

the fact that the news constantly go on about this should tell you something about bitcoin, they dont like it because it is a game changer...... Grin

that the media is reporting about bitcoin in a bad manner is one thing, but people believing this nonsense is from a completely different level. people shouldn't believe it. if they took the effort to do some research about what the media is saying themselves, then they would know that the media is wrong in the way that bitcoin is not what they say it to be.
Media always projecting negative things of bitcoin more significantly than any positive news. But people will understand and will ignore the wrong news always. Media just need TRP ratings, but their attempt to gain it in wrong way will not last for long. Bitcoin is similar to USD, it has nothing to do with being used for illegal activities.
legendary
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Of course it is, duh   

just like any other technology that is usefull, it is also being used.  apple iphones are being used, HP Laptops are being used, email and the internet are being used.  all by criminals...... whats your point?

the fact that the news constantly go on about this should tell you something about bitcoin, they dont like it because it is a game changer...... Grin

that the media is reporting about bitcoin in a bad manner is one thing, but people believing this nonsense is from a completely different level. people shouldn't believe it. if they took the effort to do some research about what the media is saying themselves, then they would know that the media is wrong in the way that bitcoin is not what they say it to be.
hero member
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Of course it is, duh   

just like any other technology that is usefull, it is also being used.  apple iphones are being used, HP Laptops are being used, email and the internet are being used.  all by criminals...... whats your point?

the fact that the news constantly go on about this should tell you something about bitcoin, they dont like it because it is a game changer...... Grin
hero member
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Yes it is used for criminal activities but which currency is not right, I do not think its a problem and it also will not be a problem in the future.
Over the years this will stay like this because criminals will always use something that is untraceable.

Good question. Which currmency is not. Almost every currency is used for different illegal transaction and most of all fiat itself. This just proves that there is something or someone behind all of this. Putting the blame on the new currency.
Just do not listen to the news that tells bitcoin are use for illegal activities because that was just done by big payment processor who sees bitcoin as a big threat on their business, in overall bitcoin can be profitable because it has the essential elements that give comfort to ones life due to the cheap transaction cost and as investment as well.
legendary
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Everything with value can be used as some sort of currency tool to finance illegal activities, but as always the media is picking on Bitcoin as the source of evil as they even call it "the currency of the underworld".

Ridiculous of course, but there is nothing that we can do against this beside telling people the opposite, as Bitcoin can be a great help to all people if they want it. Who doesn't want financial freedom?
legendary
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Yes it is used for criminal activities but which currency is not right, I do not think its a problem and it also will not be a problem in the future.
Over the years this will stay like this because criminals will always use something that is untraceable.

Good question. Which currmency is not. Almost every currency is used for different illegal transaction and most of all fiat itself. This just proves that there is something or someone behind all of this. Putting the blame on the new currency.
member
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Honestly yes! But i never used it in illegal activities. In some point, it depends only your self if your going to used it in good or bad ways. People used it maybe in drugs and even in gambling. And i used bitcoin only in good purpose.
hero member
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Yes it is used for criminal activities but which currency is not right, I do not think its a problem and it also will not be a problem in the future.
Over the years this will stay like this because criminals will always use something that is untraceable.
You are right, its like other currencies that can be use in buying illegal things and because of the anonymity of btc and fast transaction its convenient for them to do such things.
sr. member
Activity: 462
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Yes it is used for criminal activities but which currency is not right, I do not think its a problem and it also will not be a problem in the future.
Over the years this will stay like this because criminals will always use something that is untraceable.
legendary
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I think yes, somewhere out there people used bitcoin for illegal activites like transaction for drugs and many else. I'm sure it's really secret, so not many people know about this.

No. It is not a secret at all. There are tons of dark markets out there, from where you can purchase drugs using Bitcoins. Not just drugs, but it is even possible to purchase firearms, or to hire assassins using these sites. But you need to differentiate genuine sites from decoys set up by law enforcement authorities. Else you can spend the rest of your life behind bars. 
sr. member
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I only buy and sell bitcoin for making profit, never do illegal things. I do legal things because I don't want to go to jail.
I think even if you do something illegal though. no one can know that at this time you do something illegal to use bitcoin. the same is done by others. you just need to shut up and other people will not know it
sr. member
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I think yes, somewhere out there people used bitcoin for illegal activites like transaction for drugs and many else. I'm sure it's really secret, so not many people know about this.
legendary
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Definately yes.
Other people they used bitcoin for illegal transaction. Someone told me that one of his facebook friend used bitcoin in illegal transaction, like money laundering, so i believe that everything can be used in illegal because in this world lots of people are devils when it comes to money.

Not really devils, but most of us wants things that has a value...Therefore, anything that has a value can be used in any transaction, Even other things can be trade to other as long as the value would be enough...  Smiley

everything with value can indeed be used as a currency tool, but the media always points at bitcoin for being the bad thing that is being used by criminals. i don't think this will every change. we have to deal with it. the negative point of this is that the average joe is heavily impacted by this. they are being brainwashed.
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