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> things like webmoney, libertyreserve, etc. Which are trivial to get into if you know what you're doing. And have very few protections for consumers, and the
by exelius 10y ago
> things like webmoney, libertyreserve, etc. Which are trivial to get into if you know what you're doing.
And have very few protections for consumers, and the percentage of the population that "know what [they]'re doing" is actually pretty low.
So yeah, if you're into criminal activity it's still pretty easy to do. But it also means it's easier for law enforcement to watch those avenues of access to catch criminal activity in the act.
- ultramancool 10y agoBitcoin has literally zero protections for consumers, so if you're trying to buy bitcoin, you're basically already on that boat.
- shmapf 10y agoIt's not equivalent. When you own bitcoin it's up to yourself to protect it. In the regulated currencies it's not under your control.
- ultramancool 10y agoSorry? I think we're talking about entirely different things. Basically what I'm saying is that the same people who are interested enough to buy bitcoin are often times the same people who will know how to get it, even if they have to go outside of more traditional and direct means.