This is what people and the government say when they want to go against and attack cryptocurrency. It is an agreed upon fact that even before the existence of cryptocurrencies, money laundering and terrorism has always been a major crime, so cryptocurrency is not what is being used to foster these crimes. More energy should be focused on the crimes to tackle them, rather than spreading negativity on crypto.
But still, we can't deny the fact that some of the cryptocurrency users today are using crypto in different illegal activities. It is one of the realities we need to face. And as much as we hate to hear it because it makes such a bad image to bitcoin and other cryptos, it is
really happening now. The criminals, terrorists, and drug syndicates are also adopting the use of this kind of technology to make their transactions at ease and their identities are hidden.
Because of that, we can't blame other people to think negatively about crypto though this issue has the same principle with our own money (fiat). It's also use for this kind of stuff, and yes, even before crypto has been invented.
Money is not actually a bad thing. It only becomes bad when it is used for illegal activities. It's the reason why money is defined as the
root of all evil, but it is not the evil itself, it's the people who are because they choose to use it that way.