How do you figure?  Granted, it's easier to trace than physical cash is.  But it gives you more privacy than a credit/debit card does.  The level of privacy you attain with Bitcoin is largely dependant on how you use it.



Who cares?  When a coin gets delisted from exchanges because the figurehead of that coin is creating drama and causing friction, that coin is obviously useless.  Having a lead developer is acceptable, but having some crazed cult personality to be a "public face" of the coin is completely misguided.  Any coin with a single individual holding that much influence over its acceptance is a weak cryptocurrency.  Ideally, there shouldn't be a figurehead at all, let alone one that's a habitual liar and gets involved in technical matters they clearly can't even comprehend.  If you put a clown at the helm, the coin is naturally going to be seen as a joke.