The Bitcoin busts: Its anonymity made Bitcoin popular among criminals. - page 2.

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Quote from: owm123 on March 12, 2016, 10:40:36 PM

Quote from: cmbartley on March 12, 2016, 04:55:40 PM

"Bitcoin, the Internet currency beloved by computer scientists, libertarians, and criminals, is no longer invulnerable."

http://science.sciencemag.org/content/351/6278/1144.full

It was known since 2008 that bitcoin is NOT anonymous.
http://www.bitcoinisnotanonymous.com/#Bitcoin-P2P

So there is not much any "discoveries" in this science magazine.

atleast it can make the criminals have less risk than using fiat, that's why,even it's not anonymous at all,and bitcoin can be simply laundered by exchanging to alt coin

there is always a way for criminals to hide their tracks and launder money. it is not just bitcoin. bitcoin is just a currency like any other. it has been like always, Al Capone didn't have bitcoin when he was laundering money in 1900s

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Quote from: cmbartley on March 12, 2016, 04:55:40 PM

"Bitcoin, the Internet currency beloved by computer scientists, libertarians, and criminals, is no longer invulnerable."

http://science.sciencemag.org/content/351/6278/1144.full

It was known since 2008 that bitcoin is NOT anonymous.
http://www.bitcoinisnotanonymous.com/#Bitcoin-P2P

So there is not much any "discoveries" in this science magazine.

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Quote from: Lauda on March 12, 2016, 05:17:12 PM

What is the point of this article? Why is it that people think that Bitcoin is completely anonymous? It is a transparent ledger after all, anyone can see everything on it. Bitcoin is pseudo-anonymous which is actually better if you want a coin that is legal and/or regulated. If you don't want that, then go find something in the altcoin pile.

I agree. because of the transparent transaction of bitcoin, people can believe to them who send bitcoins although the sender is anymous, but I'm not saying that all people is honestly using this stuff.

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Quote from: Lauda on March 12, 2016, 05:17:12 PM

What is the point of this article? Why is it that people think that Bitcoin is completely anonymous? It is a transparent ledger after all, anyone can see everything on it. Bitcoin is pseudo-anonymous which is actually better if you want a coin that is legal and/or regulated. If you don't want that, then go find something in the altcoin pile.

It's an article for quasi lay people. Science is one of the most widely read scientific research journals so their readership has a high capacity for technical understanding but Bitcoin, believe it or not, is still not mainstream at all. This article serves to continue to insert bitcoin and other cryptos into mainstream conversation which should bolster adoption over time.

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What is the point of this article? Why is it that people think that Bitcoin is completely anonymous? It is a transparent ledger after all, anyone can see everything on it. Bitcoin is pseudo-anonymous which is actually better if you want a coin that is legal and/or regulated. If you don't want that, then go find something in the altcoin pile.

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"Bitcoin, the Internet currency beloved by computer scientists, libertarians, and criminals, is no longer invulnerable."

http://science.sciencemag.org/content/351/6278/1144.full

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