
CV106: Alec & Matthew - Smart Stuff, Inflation, Forensics & Privacy
Crypto Voices
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Bitcoin - 46% of Bitcoin Transactions Are for Illegal Activity
The Wall Street Journal reported this week that 46% of Bitcoin transactions are criminal related or were for illegal activity between January 2009 and April 2017. This is based on what they cite as a 2019 paper, which is actually a 2018 paper,. And I don't think that it has the market cap to really take all the blame that it is ascribed to it. But also, let's just assume that many people are lazy and it's easier to add to regulations that already exist.
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