Ugh. I use Bitcoin to buy and sell Team Fortress 2 items, because it doesn't have the counterparty risk that something like Paypal has (and it also has lower fe

Ugh. I use Bitcoin to buy and sell Team Fortress 2 items, because it doesn't have the counterparty risk that something like Paypal has (and it also has lower fees for the time being). Using Bitcoin also has the advantage that I can transact with it even in countries that Paypal doesn't support, and I don't have to worry about the Paypal account freezing bs that shows up in tech news from time to time. Also it's not true that using it for illegal activity is a bad idea - the evidence that Ross Ulbricht was ultimately found and convicted on was his internet activity not related to Bitcoin. If you do it right and use mixers properly, you can make Bitcoin untraceable. So actually, Bitcoin is usable for both legal and illegal purposes, which is a gold standard for any currency.