Is bitcoin used by criminals ?

[Lingesh]

YES, it is still used by criminals. the best example wanna cry ransomware hackers. they attacked all computer around the world and asked bitcoin.

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[mirawantirinjana]

Do not just cornering Bitcoin to be in the mode of crime, in fact other digital currencies can be made into a tool for crime
do not let your statment damage the reputation of bitcioin

[Tambu]

I once read an article that says bitcoin is used as a payment transaction for terrorists and hackers. And maybe you guys in this forum also already know it. But here i want to convey my personal opinion in that matter. I think that internet and bitcoin interrelated. Many terrorists and criminals use internet .so also with bitcoin which used perpetrator However, despite all these issues, do people make concrete efforts to ban the internet? No. Not because removing and banning Bitcoin is difficult, but because the internet offers more positive than negative. For the same reason, we have to be more careful about our mindset for Bitcoin, because much evidence has shown that Bitcoin brings many positive, if not more, effects than the internet. Internet and Bitcoin are just devices that 'bad guys' and 'good people'. Fortunately, the world is filled with more people in the 'good people' category.

agree dude! All currencies been used by the criminals.  Bitcoin most likely suffer the same fate.  People made a propaganda against btc that it's a tool of a criminals (Hackers, terrorists and etc.) but never made a news that dollars is also use widely by the criminals.

[lucas_lewit]

That's right, bitcoin is not only place used for crime. Because there are still many more cruel criminals such as: murder, theft, don't forget the corruptors. bitcoin not just about crime, think about how the benefits bitcoin for your country

[bitcoinVPSD]

yes i think this is very possible. We also know bitcoin is anonymous. And the government can not control all the bitcoins. I think many criminals are taking advantage of this to commit illegal acts. This is worrisome

[dlastdon]

There is often a public misconception that cryptocurrency like Bitcoin is mostly used by criminals, but nothing could be further from the truth. This is mainly because many people think Bitcoin is anonymous, when in fact it’s the opposite - all Bitcoin transactions are transparent for the whole world to see. People might not be able to link the identity to Bitcoin right away (that is also why it is sometimes called ‘pseudo-anonymous’), but once they do, they can track everything you’ve ever done on the Bitcoin network. This makes it a particularly bad tool for illicit use. In today's world, the internet is used by both the bad and good people but the government can't ban it because its usefulness outweighs its abuse, without the internet today we can't harness the power of the blockchain technology.

[Addywealth]

Well, I think it is possible for bitcoin to be used for criminality and terrorism. There is no regulation body that monitors the movement the fund, the identity of the bitcoiner is not known so the door is open for all sort of crime.

[heureca]

BTC is used by all people incuding criminals. However, US dollars are also used by all people and criminals too. So it is normal and we can't prevent it

[bakerlisa510]

In 2017 many cases were there of bitcoin crime, countless people across the world were attacked by a malware program that locked their computers and demanded money to unlock, in an attack and stole the btc maybe we can say that the crime is happening because of bitcoin, because we can convert and keep a lot of money in form of just 4-5BTC

[James1977]

People having the mindset that bitcoin is being used by criminals and should be banned is heavily flawed.Now that you need to be fully KYC with any exchange the annonumity of withdrawing to FIAT is gone not to mention new tax regulations.

[Basterian7789]

Although its existence began to be widely acknowledged to be able to help various sectors, there are certain parties who still feel the sanctity of Bitcoin security. Many call that this digital currency could be a source of cyber crime that makes the perpetrators are not traced.Even in Arms industry while manufacturing weapons, the terrorist,criminals and their likes were not considered. But these weapons find their to the hands of these terrorists. Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have come to stay

[benteng]

It can not be denied that the existence of Cryptocurrency including Bitcoin can be used for criminal purpose especially by terrorist and other parties.
To minimize and control this issue, goverment authority must be responsible to manage and control its operation.

Up to this time, internet and bitcoin develop strongly and supported each other. Bitcoin can run fluently and brings much benefit to people and economy of society. In its operation, a tight monitoring and control must be implemented by goverment authority to reduce the negative impact including misused by terrorist. In other word, it can not be used for criminal purpose and may be one of the most important thing is to avoid money laundry.

[Masteriano4423]

it's no secret that bad people are taking advantage of not only Bitcoin, but the entire crypto space.It's been a stigma for quite some time - that bitcoin is used by criminals and therefore makes it illegal or bad. Bitcoin is simply a medium that may be used by criminals or anyone who have bad intentions. It's just a minority of the users yet people still think that it is prevalent.

[reymartH]

For payment in Bitcoin, we could get a computer hacker to “destroy a business or a person’s life”, buy drugs, passports, cloned credit cards and counterfeit money or even order acid attacks, rape and murder. It is completely unregulated by banks and governments, making it attractive for criminals or those who want to keep their transactions secret.

[Rajamuda]

I think that more people are now doing the negatively side of bitcoin, this can weakened the name of bitcoin in governments view and this is the one of the reasons that bitcoin is still illegal in some countries due it still feels very high worries about bitcoin that can be used for criminality/crimes activities.

I just hope, as time goes on.. bitcoin will become to a more positively things till it will to legalized in my country.

[Aufar]

Buying illegal drugs, passports, cloning credit cards and counterfeit money or rape and murder, can be used with Bitcoin by criminals.
This makes it a very bad tool for the use of Bitcoin.

In today's world, the internet can be used by bad guys and good.
It can not be denied that the existence of Cryptocurrency including Bitcoin can be used for criminal purposes especially by terrorists and others.

we expect strict controls and controls to be carried out by government authorities to reduce negative impacts including abused by terrorists. in other words it can not be used for criminal purposes and perhaps one of the most important thing is to avoid laundry money.

[Evilish]

Any currency or payment system that allows transfer of value from one party to another can and will be used by criminals, be it Bitcoin, USD, or any other currency. That doesn't make Bitcoin or USD the culprit. Those who use it to fund those activities are the culprit.

[Hasbro27]

I think not all the invaders use bitcoin, maybe it's just news made to drop the bitcoin value, I think bitcoin is easier to track than cash. I think the government of a country is enough to regulate the sale of bitcoin

[jhonnydeep87]

Yes it can be bitcoin used by criminals and has been well publicized, but in general, if they have published the report, they forget to mention that every type of currency used by criminals including fiat and the amount is much greater.

[henryp2]

The same way the currency we have been using for a very long time is being used by criminals, that it is the way bitcoin is being used by by criminals too. Anything valuable has a tendency of being misused.