Is bitcoin being used for illegal activities

[Sniper44]

Sure, why not? just like fiat, bitcoin can also be used for activities that are illegal. And may in the future bitcoin will become a new trend in the world of crime, such as drug trafficking, money laundering etc.

Through bitcoin you can transfer Bitcoins tax-free, which has prompted a surge in users choosing Bitcoins to pay for illegal goods. i think in future it will be reduced and people use it for good things.

people used bitcoin for illegal activities like buying drugs because it is anonymous not because it is tax-free. and although we all know bitcoin is not 100% anonymous but it gets the job done for those who want to buy an illegal good.

[Sir Reginald]

 Is bitcoin being used for illegal activities

- Really? Does the sun rise in the east? Does the bear shit in the woods?

[shinscarlet]

just heared some stores in deepweb selling drugs and only accepting bitcoin,maybe it's being used for illegal activities but another currency being used too

[chickenmie]

I see more and more acrticles of bitcoin being used for illegal activities
will this hurt bitcoin in the long run , will governments ban this just like they started to do wih paying in cash for some services
to harden the use of illegal , and money laundering

bitcoin can be use in some illegal activities? yeah, but even the fiat currency can be use too.

but fiat don't have anonymity features and bank not encourage illegal activities

[CryptoBjorn]

I see more and more acrticles of bitcoin being used for illegal activities
will this hurt bitcoin in the long run , will governments ban this just like they started to do wih paying in cash for some services
to harden the use of illegal , and money laundering

I do think that Bitcoin is being used for illegal activities because of the fact that Bitcoin can be used while being anonymous.
Criminals are making use if this but there are also users that do not take part in these illegal activties.

[BitHodler]

Sure, why not? just like fiat, bitcoin can also be used for activities that are illegal. And may in the future bitcoin will become a new trend in the world of crime, such as drug trafficking, money laundering etc.

Through bitcoin you can transfer Bitcoins tax-free, which has prompted a surge in users choosing Bitcoins to pay for illegal goods. i think in future it will be reduced and people use it for good things.

I don't think the amount of people using Bitcoin for bad things will decline in the future.

More people that will adopt Bitcoin, will also translate into more people using Bitcoin to finance their illegal activities.

And btw, what do you mean with transfer Bitcoins tax free? That you don't have to pay transaction fees?

[BitGhost]

no i dont think so that bitcoin can be ever use for illegal activities.

I think you are not aware much with bitcoin and its usage, you should have to search about the crimes with bitcoin on google you will find all about them, but still i will say that criminals use almost all currency which they find conveniently for their crimes.

[chichidori]

Bitcoin have been used in illegal activities long time ago and that also contributed to the price increase in that time. up until now i see some carder website prefer to be paid in bitcoin, white, grey, black hat hackers want to be paid in bitcoins. bitcoin are widely used in tor black market.

[LLec]

Yes is it being used to do illegal activities like buying drug and guns(in countries where it's illegal like mine).
It's really bad see a lot of scam with btc or a lot of people that using for "black" reason.
I hope one day Nation could pay wager and accept taxes with btc then we can see a clear currency, traced and accepted every where.

[PokerFace3]

I see more and more acrticles of bitcoin being used for illegal activities
will this hurt bitcoin in the long run , will governments ban this just like they started to do wih paying in cash for some services
to harden the use of illegal , and money laundering

bitcoin can be use in some illegal activities? yeah, but even the fiat currency can be use too.

Any currency can be used to carry out illegal activities. Criminals are going to use the ones they find very convenient at the moment. So, it should not be a surprise for criminals to use bitcoins.

[Jimbola3]

no i dont think so that bitcoin can be ever use for illegal activities.

you are just newbie in to the world of bitcoin as you will slowly learn and know about it well let me tell you, bitcoin is the most used currency in deep web / black markets as due to its in dependency and anonymity but its totally up to people ! 

[neochiny]

no i dont think so that bitcoin can be ever use for illegal activities.

I think you're wrong, I think most of bitcoin growing because it is used for illegal activities. bitcoin used as an illegal transaction because bitcoin has advantages that the transaction difficult or can not be tracked. so very many people who use it for illegal transactions on the black market as deep web sites

Yes. I think so too. One of the reasons for the value of Bitcoin is because it can be used by virtually anyone, anywhere, And it is almost untraceable. It would be very hard for Governments to trace, say , for money laundering, instead of using Casinos and such, as a front(cleaning), they could just use Bitcoin by buying and transferring to diff wallets and then selling it, that way they'd not just save on travel expenses, it would be safer too. It;s not just money from drugs too: bribes, firearms, terrorism, etc.
So, it is definitely being used illegally. Criminals are a breed that would continually find ways to ensure that they'll get their money,Very creative.

[Need4bits]

It is used for illegal activities a little bit, but still we cannot blame bitcoin for that as bitcoin is giving more profit than any crime give, if everyone learn the facts about bitcoin and start to earn with that then they can live a pure life.

[JeffBrad12]

no i dont think so that bitcoin can be ever use for illegal activities.

you are just newbie in to the world of bitcoin as you will slowly learn and know about it well let me tell you, bitcoin is the most used currency in deep web / black markets as due to its in dependency and anonymity but its totally up to people ! 

A lot of newbie in bitcoin users is the lack of knowledge about that, but I think it's normal. because they're new in the bitcoin. and this is will become a knowledge for them. its true bitcoin is the main currency for using their transaction. but it does not rule out the possibility there is another currency is using too in the deep and having the same chance with bitcoin.

[ajun96]

I don't know if some of Drug Lords uses bitcoin for there illegal translation. In my country gambling is illegal and so that some people not using bitcoin only for gambling purposes, so yes it is used for illegal activities.

Lol of course no one knows that bitcoin is used for illegal activities by the mafia. because any transactions, we do not know what the purpose of the  transaction. even we do not know if it is currently illegal activity ensued.
so everything was secretive that is why they use bitcoin

[mobilestrike]

no i dont think so that bitcoin can be ever use for illegal activities.

you are just newbie in to the world of bitcoin as you will slowly learn and know about it well let me tell you, bitcoin is the most used currency in deep web / black markets as due to its in dependency and anonymity but its totally up to people ! 

We cannot say the most use, as most of the criminals are uneducated as the case in my country and they do not know how to adopt bitcoin and cannot run it through computer and will never know about its technology, but if we talk about online scams then we can say that yes now online scammers use bitcoin as with that they will remain anonymous while doing scam on internet.

[Jasad]

I don't know if some of Drug Lords uses bitcoin for there illegal translation. In my country gambling is illegal and so that some people not using bitcoin only for gambling purposes, so yes it is used for illegal activities.

Lol of course no one knows that bitcoin is used for illegal activities by the mafia. because any transactions, we do not know what the purpose of the  transaction. even we do not know if it is currently illegal activity ensued.
so everything was secretive that is why they use bitcoin

yes bitcoin is a favourite currency for people who are in illegal business.
the unidentified transaction is the reason , i even seen many horrible service offered like an assasination and pay them with bitcoin.
this is really unfortunate.

[romero121]

I don't know if some of Drug Lords uses bitcoin for there illegal translation. In my country gambling is illegal and so that some people not using bitcoin only for gambling purposes, so yes it is used for illegal activities.

Lol of course no one knows that bitcoin is used for illegal activities by the mafia. because any transactions, we do not know what the purpose of the  transaction. even we do not know if it is currently illegal activity ensued.
so everything was secretive that is why they use bitcoin

yes bitcoin is a favourite currency for people who are in illegal business.
the unidentified transaction is the reason , i even seen many horrible service offered like an assasination and pay them with bitcoin.
this is really unfortunate.

Yeah, I too went through such websites which were accepting bitcoin for such killing and illegal purposes. It's been found high during the days when only people who involve in illegal activities were aware about bitcoin. Now most users were giving priority as an earning and investment.

[TippingPoint]

Insulting "royalty" is illegal in some countries.

There are a variety of legal jurisdictions in the world.  In many of them, gambling in various forms is legal.  In some jurisdictions, recreational or medical marijuana is legal.  In some jurisdictions, people are allowed to do what they want with the money they have accumulated.  Bitcoin exists, and is used on the internet, internationally.

[wuvdoll]

It can be used for illegal activities because Bitcoin is like a real money and it can be misused in many ways... And it can also be stored as a black money which is also illegal...

Ofcourse it is used by illegal activities. But I think it is normal to use Bitcoin for illegal activities. Nobody can control you and cant see what you bought.
But I think that must stop soon. Banks dont like it either and the government too. But I dont care.

Bitcoin is like a double-edged sword, apparently. It provides freedom from the government because the transactions can not be traced down to exactly who were involved in a transaction, but it provides great opportunity to illegal activities with the same reason.