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jandrese on Nov 20, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: Introducing the Shift Card: Use Bitcoin where Visa...

It is ironic that Bitcoin is thought of as the criminals currency when it's one of the most trackable in the world.

CyberDildonics on Nov 20, 2015 | [–]

It depends on how it is used. Any darknet that has addresses associated with it could be run a lot better.

jsprogrammer on Nov 20, 2015 | [–]

Bitcoin allows more to know of those criminal actions.

With untrackable currency (USD, et al.), you get HSBC's and all the others, who may commit crimes in secret and destroy the evidence.

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