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What is Bitcoin cyber  crime and how to stop it?

Bitcoin don't have any fault in Getting paired with cyber crime or any term of crime, as before bitcoin also there was lots of cyber crime exist and i think stopping cyber crime is impossible. We have seen lots of processor before being used by hackers, criminals before also for example liberty reserve but USA had stopped it because it is centralized but bitcoin being decentralized can't be shut down.

Bitcoin cyber crime is basically using Bitcoin as a means of proliferating Internet criminal activity, and as a sort of medium for moving proceeds of crime. This can include gun trafficking, drug trafficking, human trafficking, fraud, etc., as long as it goes through the internet and involves Bitcoin.

Stopping it completely would be... ethically dubious. Even though you stop crime from occurring, you would more than likely have to use aggressive hacking and surveillance in order to start finding out who is doing what, and you might get innocent people involved if you mess up and aren't combing through the right person's information. I'm not in a position to say whether or not its a good idea.

I don't think it;s bitcoin it's the people who use it.as the saying goes it's not the gun but who is the authority behind it ,Bitcoin was created with a good intention but people use it in a wrong way that is why the wrong misconception..

I think the most common crime related to bitcoin is extortion and ransomware. It is hard to stop these when many of the victims usually willing to pay...

It'll require a serious amount of privacy infringement to capture the small percentage of people who are using bitcoins for illicit reasons. It wouldn't be efficient and would only make people upset, kind of like how the NSA is right now?

i think,every bad activity or illegal activity related bitcoin always happen in cyber media,or happen on internet,its why we call bitcoin crime with bitcoin illegal activity. and this is really hard to stop,we can't control bitcoin,and also can't control people who want to do anything with their or with bitcoin in internet.

Cyber crime isn't limited to bitcoin theft. People get hacked & suffer fraud every day in all walks of life.

How to stop it? Make sure you practice good security.

You can only stop it before it happens. The chances of recovering your bitcoins from hackers is nearly "zero". Police probably don't know a damn about bitcoin and they will stare at you like they saw an alien. Buy a good antivirus, stay updated and don't install too many pirated softwares. Dont click anything suspicious, especially in this forum. If you hold too many bitcoins consider making a paper wallet.

Its no bigger than crime with fiat, but there is no governing body really to care all that much. the only person who cares is the person who was scammed.

the media don't play a good role though, especially certain political sides spreading propaganda against Bitcoin via their media counterparts.

It's just cyber crime, media just like to tarnish the Bitcoin name by adding that, no different to crimes committed involving $$$.

Bitcoin cyber crime exactly with using bitcoin for illegal activities. it's difficult to stop bitcoin cyber crime because anonymity and decentralized system in bitcoin make it's very hard to stop it. like a yesterday The DAO get attacked by a hacker and steal all of the ETH. it's difficult for DAO to stop this because the decentralized system of bitcoin.

Cyber crime is not related to bitcoin itself. To prevent the cyber crime you need to make your security safe and follow the basic principles of Information security when being online.

Cyber crime is a standalone thing.
Thanks to things such as Bitcoin and the Dark web, they are done much easily and anonymously now - THOUGH IT IS NOT DIRECTLY THEIR FAULT!)

No, cyber crime it's a is an act from someone directional to the illegal activities, bitcoin does not have a relationship with cyber crime. but some people,media, or community give trump up statement. Hard to stop who using bitcoin for illegal activities. but using a good security for every time.

I think this is why people are now trying to regulate BTC. Authorities can't really tell if the BTC transaction that popped up on blockchain.info was a purchase of ice cream or child porn.

I have no idea what you're asking. Cyber crime is everywhere, even in Bitcoin. I guess it could be the use of using Bitcoin to buy illegal things.

We know bitcoin is a breakthrough technology and use the internet, maybe the same as bitcoin cyber crime. cyber crimes such as Ponzi, hacking but related to bitcoin then I assume theft bitcoin. We can't stop it, as long as there bitcoin such crime will continue to exist. Thank you

Bitcoin cyber crime is the same with usual cyber crime but instead of stealing fiat they steal bitcoin, for me its not the fault of bitcoin cyber crime already exist even before bitcoin was created, but some people used bitcoin cyber crime because they thought it will be safer because of the anonimity feature

It is impossible to stop the cyber criminals for using bitcoin , we cannot prevent bitcoin to be used for illegal activities we are not the authority behind bitcoin . Even the government cant stop cyber crimes and the use of bitcoin so we cant . It was very disturbing that the currency we are using online is also used by those frauds .

Stop Bitcoin associate with criminals!
Bitcoin is a currency. And how to use it up to you. Criminals use the internet, but this does not mean that it is necessary to ban the Internet.
To counteract cyber crime, there are a variety of special services. But in connection with the development of technology, particularly blokchain and Bitcoin, professionals must improve their skills and be competent in this field.

Bitcoin is not very safe and that is the biggest reason why there are allot of people who dont want to use the bitcoin as payments and i can see why because it is worth allot of money no one wants to lose taht.

I think you mean cyber crime to bitcoin because bitcoin itself can't do crime unless someone takes control of it.

so, the cyber crime are hacking and malware I think. you know, hacking to steal bitcoin and malware to steal bitcoin either.

There are to many scammers around the bitcoin right now and that is because there are so many people investing into the un safe bitcoin.

because is safe,depend on who's holding the bitcoin,if the holder are smart,they'll enable any way to prevent from being stolen or being victim of cybercrime such as enabling 2fa, or even keep their private bitcoin storage to go offline when it doesn't needed

This what people want to stop it, need a lot hard work and need expert people to stop it, because there are hundreds cyber crime case.

It has a max security to not reveal your identity when someone is buying malicious thing.
It enhances the ability of the person it helps them in many way cyber crime need anonymity and BTC are presented with that details.
I couldn't think how to stop it, maybe we can prevent it.

Such negative impacts. movement of cyber crime even easier. I do not believe that bitcoin is for this purpose. but I regret is cyber crime utilize bitcoin for this inappropriate behavior.

Bitcoin cybercrime is a crime that they using bitcoin as payment option of their illegal activities like buying illegal drugs, illegal weapons and hiring a killer. I think this is the law that if you are caught that using bitcoin in russia they cam arrest you because i read on the other article thst using bitcoin in russia is cybercrime.

There is no way to stop,bitcoin function as a payment currency so if cyber criminals prefer to transact using bitcoin as mode of payment,there is no stopping from doing that and it all applies to all the other altcoin or fiat currency..

not the cyber crime bitcoin. it just depends if it's bitcoin user will be used for good or evil intentions. but for me. you can not say that bitcoin is a cybercrime. 😇😇😇

bitcoin's cyber crime definitely means a crime which involving bitcoin into it not bitcoin itself,bitcoin is only currency which sometimes being used for crime
its just remind me a news about bank robbering which the robber request a money in bitcoin currency to be transferred to his address

Yes exactly in bitcoin world, it all depends upon the user that how you wanna use it. From bitcoin you can do a serious crime and at the same time in other hand you can become richest by doing business with it. If your mind is devil then you will end up with cyber crime.

Crime involving Bitcoin on the internet. I could give a better explanation but I'd be wasting breath.

You can have chance to stop it only before and we have some more chances to get those BTC from hackers. You know most of the officers not aware of BTC to take in to cyber crime this.

I think bitcoin should not be the one  to blame about those kinds of crime well the people who makes  bitcoin bad is  the one who should blame after all bitcoin doesnt even have a mindset so why  blame it .

I think the abundance of scammers in the bitcoin, because lack of knowledge to recognize the bitcoin. I need to know the scammers typically utilize some opportunity or weakness of some existing features. So multiply the science of the bitcoin spared us from scammers

No one can stop it, for now, looks like The DAO cases. No one can prevent this hacker. because bitcoin system is a support to attacknot supported to prevent, this system needs more improvements.