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Re:Crypto lobbying is going ballistic by tomp on Wednesday December 08, 2021 @09:21AM (#29484987)
Crime is what the government says is a crime. E.g. Wikileaks.

Bitcoin is permissionless money. You might not value that, but others do.

Re:Crypto lobbying is going ballistic by toyg on Wednesday December 08, 2021 @09:34AM (#29485150)
In democratic societies, in theory and largely in practice, crime is what society as a whole decided is a crime.

Bitcoin is indeed permissionless, which means you can use it for things society might find nefarious: tax evasion, drug trade, uncontrolled arms trade, human trafficking, money laundering, etc etc. You might not value that, but society as a whole does.

Re:Crypto lobbying is going ballistic by asterix_pano on Wednesday December 08, 2021 @10:31AM (#29485938)
Bitcoin is probably one of the worst asset to use for crimes, since all transactions are publicly available on the blockchain, with no privacy.
Re:Crypto lobbying is going ballistic by toyg on Wednesday December 08, 2021 @11:24AM (#29486692)
Bitcoin is one of many cryptocurrencies, one that becomes increasingly less relevant with each day.