I just find it very unfortunate that media capitalized on this idea, thus increasing the stigma that BTC had been used for criminal activities.
anyone that so saying that bitcoin has been used for criminal activities so bitcoin is for criminal purpose, lack the reason of creating bitcoin and also don't know the uses of bitcoin and he is even confused about bitcoin so he need extra moral classes on bitcoin so he can develop the understanding of bitcoin and can talk about in anywhere. I have heard people saying that bitcoin is meant for criminal activities. They don't even know anything about bitcoin.
Actually, for money laundering or for black market actions, everything can be traced, because in the end they will convert it to fiat, and many exchanges are currently required to do KYC. indeed from the start it was debated that bitcoin has a negative side, so the government is still considering it, until now even the regulations are not clear, and in this case for bitcoiners it is of course difficult to take legal action if there is a criminal action against their assets. but this is something that naturally happens, because wherever there are pros and cons there will always be actions