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> And about anonymity. Yes, Bitcoin itself is not at all anonymous. Everything's in the public blockchain. But one can use mixing services, through Tor, and get different Bitcoin. Which aren't linked to the starting Bitcoin, or to any identity or IPv4 address that's linked to the user in meatspace. Maybe it's not perfect, but it's good enough for me.

So yes, usably anonymous.

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You can also launder money after swapping it, doesn't make it anonymous either.

Engage the services of your local money launderer, they're doing the same thing.

Wait, you're saying they're criminals? I wonder why the bitcoin guys aren't.

The term "criminal" can mean so many things. It's like "terrorist". One person's criminal/terrorist is another's freedom fighter.

People hurting others (what's criminal to me) will use any system that's secure, hidden, anonymous, etc. Tor is a good example. But in a sense, they serve as canaries for other users.

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