Interestingly, another article [1] that was recently posted on HN contains the following paragraph .. which reads to me as if Bitcoin were indeed not that good

Interestingly, another article [1] that was recently posted on HN contains the following paragraph .. which reads to me as if Bitcoin were indeed not that good a tool for crime. > Hamas thought it could flout Western surveillance and international sanctions by embracing the world’s leading digital asset. It thought wrong, and the story is illuminating for those who mistakenly believe that bitcoin provides a safe space for criminals, money launderers and the financiers of terror. [1] https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/4273988-hamas-just-learned-a-brutal-lesson-about-bitcoin-can-senators-also-learn-it/ https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/4273988-hamas-just-learn...