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Learning & News => News related to Crypto => Topic started by: Goodcat49 on January 30, 2018, 07:34:34 PM

Title: The Crime Scene: Over Half of Bitcoin Transactions are Used for Illegal Purposes
Post by: Goodcat49 on January 30, 2018, 07:34:34 PM

A research paper published by the University of Sydney, the University of Technology Sydney and the Stockholm School of Economics showed that every fourth uses bitcoin for illegal or criminal activity.

According to the research, about $8 billion is stored on accounts involved in crime. The account holders have made 36 million transactions during the year with a total of $72 billion.

Read the details in the article of Coinidol dot com, the world blockchain news outlet: https://coinidol.com/crime-scene-over-half-of-bitcoin-transactions-used-for-illegal-purposes/

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Title: Re: The Crime Scene: Over Half of Bitcoin Transactions are Used for Illegal Purposes
Post by: Adexbafo on February 01, 2018, 11:28:33 PM

I don't think  Bitcoin is used for illegal purpose. It's far more than that, just people's speculation. Which needs to be oriented.

Title: Re: The Crime Scene: Over Half of Bitcoin Transactions are Used for Illegal Purposes
Post by: abdmuiz on February 02, 2018, 10:32:38 AM

I do not think it's just crypto money used for crime