> Some people still use cryptocurrencies to make illegal transactions Illegal ≠ evil. Some countries introduce and enforce ridiculous laws that only benefit th

> Some people still use cryptocurrencies to make illegal transactions Illegal ≠ evil. Some countries introduce and enforce ridiculous laws that only benefit the ruling regime and their oligarchy and not the people. AFAIK in countries with crazy governments like Russia and Venezuela cryptocurrencies are considered a relatively reliable (and accessible) investment instrument letting people to save their money when the government does some bullshit to ruin the national currency rate. There also are legitimate things (e.g. porn sites subscriptions) that people don't want to show up in their official credit card statements as that would be a shame in the context of their society's dominant culture. It also feels kind of hypocritical to consider whoever smokes weed in e.g. Canada a normal person but whoever does this in Korea (where it's outlawed) a wicked one.