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Board Bitcoin Discussion
Re: Bitcoin Related Crimes Surge
by
NeuroticFish
on 25/10/2018, 06:24:13 UTC
Bitcoin anonymity is for everybody

There, I fixed it for you. Bitcoin is for everybody, although Bitcoin is not anonymous, it's pseudo-anonymous. If the user is not careful enough, some skilled people can find out (some of) his wallets.

From murders to kidnappings, it seems criminals are targetting Bitcoin hodlers these days.

They did since Bitcoin started to have some value, really.

Now why is it that individuals are more careful with fiat than they are with crypto. This is money and more people (even crooks) are realizing that. I read this analysis of Bitcoin related crimes and think we should think of ways of keeping our crypto safe and our lives also.

Many are fooled that Bitcoin is anonymous. Many are not tech savvy and this reflects int their online behavior, including the way they store or spend Bitcoin, including the fact their computers may not be protected against malware, including the fact they sometimes boast about their bitcoins, not thinking that bitcoins are easier to steal than the content of the bank account.