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Re:Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index by meowkit on Wednesday February 10, 2021 @12:24PM (#26092054)
Paging argument from 2010...

You would use Monero or physical cash for those activities.

Bitcoin is much easier to trace once you have a lead.

Re:Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index by toyg on Wednesday February 10, 2021 @04:58PM (#26095359)
It's just a tradeoff between opsec and ease of use. Monero is harder to turn back into cash, precisely because it carries a worse reputation.

Note that my argument was pro btc - I can see underground demand sustaining its price in the long run.