Is Bitcoin Going to Live Up to Its Promise of Being a Stateless Currency?

Bitcoin is a form of money that doesn't rely on the government or traditional banking system, etc. But if Bitcoin is to live up to its promise of being this stateless currency, something that could help and oppress people, then it actually needs to be something that would also be good for criminals. "What's a criminal in one country or one city could just be a protestor somewhere else"