Exactly, people who claim btc is anonymous don’t know what they are talking about. You can literally trace every transaction ever made, and given nearly all on-off ramps to fiat require KYC, btc itself is not the problem.

The problem comes from privacy coins like Monero, which arguably should be outlawed (if not already)

Regarding privacy coins... This sounds a bit dystopian though, why do you think the state should have a right to see your entire transaction history?

> The problem comes from privacy coins like Monero, which arguably should be outlawed (if not already)

Are you also in favour of outlawing Tor, E2EE, HTTPS? I am always surprised that some people want privacy outlawed.

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> The problem comes from privacy coins like Monero, which arguably should be outlawed (if not already)

You cannot (and should not try to) outlaw maths.

Can you imagine the price spike the day that's announced?

But also: outlaw where? Math doesn't recognize borders; the two are like oil and water.