Bitcoin Remains Most Popular Digital Currency on Dark Web

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http://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-remains-most-popular-digital-currency-on-dark-web/

Two professors at the Department of War Studies at King’s College London have published the results of their deep dive into The Onion Router, or Tor, network, which is designed to make it difficult to track the activity of online users.

The study found that websites offered illicit goods and services in 12 categories, including finance, and that bitcoin was still the digital currency of choice for conducting a wide range of other transactions.

“Bitcoin is the most common currency employed in all Tor hidden-services trade,” wrote Daniel Moore, a cyber-threat intelligence engineer in the Department of War Studies.

The report, "Cryptopolitik and the Darknet,” which appeared in the February-March edition of Survival: Global Politics and Strategy, analyzed about 300,000 web addresses, identifying 5,205 live websites, out of which 2,723 were classified as illicit with a “high degree of confidence.”

most popular not mean most used by people on dark web,i'm sure paypal also have so many user,bitcoin become popular becuase this currency still new and paypal earlier,but we must be keep focus to make bitcoin more popular on dark web and in real life.

[rio3233]

Yeah, i think most people already know that bitcoin is most popular on dark web. I think it's because the anonymous and easy transaction for to be a payment on dark web.

[alisafidel58]

Yeah, i think most people already know that bitcoin is most popular on dark web. I think it's because the anonymous and easy transaction for to be a payment on dark web.

Its because there are so many illegal activities in darkweb and bitcoin is the only payment system they can think of with them being track for the transaction they are making.

[ajrah]

Because of dark web or deep web i knew this bitcoin..,but there are many transactions in yhe datk web that use bitcoins on illegal transactions. It is too dangerous to buy on that site if we are. Non pro on hacking or hiding some of our info for not to be trce by FBI

[armansolis593]

Because of dark web or deep web i knew this bitcoin..,but there are many transactions in yhe datk web that use bitcoins on illegal transactions. It is too dangerous to buy on that site if we are. Non pro on hacking or hiding some of our info for not to be trce by FBI

The dark web really is a venue for all illegal activities for the web that was FBI is chasing people there.
Many people with the connection with drugs and guns do transaction there.

[ekoice]

It's a known fact and we also can't deny the fact that the Darkweb in general give a boost for Bitcoin price . (Silk road for example)

I am aware through some comments of people that Darkweb is helpful to boost price for bitcoins
because of bitcoin's anonymity. Some might think that it's good to use on dark web and I'm not amazed with that as well but my only concern is about the legality and price of bitcoin and I do agree with those friends as well. I am scared only that this issue might not make bitcoins closed or banned or such type of similar stuff

[maxj57634]

It's a known fact and we also can't deny the fact that the Darkweb in general give a boost for Bitcoin price . (Silk road for example)

I am aware through some comments of people that Darkweb is helpful to boost price for bitcoins
because of bitcoin's anonymity. Some might think that it's good to use on dark web and I'm not amazed with that as well but my only concern is about the legality and price of bitcoin and I do agree with those friends as well. I am scared only that this issue might not make bitcoins closed or banned or such type of similar stuff

Nah bitcoin wont get banned by the people doing on dark web,bitcoin is not the only currency that is being used in dark web fiats is still being used there.

[randy8777]

It's a known fact and we also can't deny the fact that the Darkweb in general give a boost for Bitcoin price . (Silk road for example)

I am aware through some comments of people that Darkweb is helpful to boost price for bitcoins
because of bitcoin's anonymity. Some might think that it's good to use on dark web and I'm not amazed with that as well but my only concern is about the legality and price of bitcoin and I do agree with those friends as well. I am scared only that this issue might not make bitcoins closed or banned or such type of similar stuff

Nah bitcoin wont get banned by the people doing on dark web,bitcoin is not the only currency that is being used in dark web fiats is still being used there.

fiat in the form of prepaid debit cards are also being used to purchase drugs or other illegal stuff. but it's always bitcoin that is blamed for all things that happen on the dark net. this only shows that bitcoin is growing throughout the entire internet. governments don't like seeing bitcoin grow as they see it is some sort of a threat to their economy. they just use the dark web as reason to blame bitcoin for being the currency of the underworld. the real motive behind this is completely different. and that is pushing bitcoin back.

[ajrah]

Because of dark web or deep web i knew this bitcoin..,but there are many transactions in yhe datk web that use bitcoins on illegal transactions. It is too dangerous to buy on that site if we are. Non pro on hacking or hiding some of our info for not to be trce by FBI

The dark web really is a venue for all illegal activities for the web that was FBI is chasing people there.
Many people with the connection with drugs and guns do transaction there.

Yes, so that we avoid that sites on entering deep web ,all illegal , secrets activities by the governments most atrictly is downloading any secret files and dealing with any transaction there.
My purpose of visiting that web is for getting to now what is totally happening  on our country .