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Crypto was good for blackmarket transactions.

• ryandamm 5y ago
  Still probably is!
  • pclmulqdq 5y ago
    Not now that companies like chainalysis exist: the transactions are on a public ledger. Monero was designed for private payments, and its value hasn't exploded like Bitcoin or Eth...
  • mw888 5y ago
    People this uninformed are somehow the vocal majority of blockchain talk on HackerNews. What a seriously embarrassing misconception which demonstrates ignorance on a fundamental level.
    • RobertRies 5y ago
      Wait, what misconception? That crypto is good for black market transactions? You assert that it isn't?
    • rednerrus 5y ago
      I've been in this space since very early on. I've yet to see another problem that crypto solves other than pseudo anonymous transactions, mostly valuable in the black market space.