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Is there any evidence Bitcoin Fog was marketing their service specifically to criminals? The affidavit[1] another user linked elsewhere in this thread says: >
by Ajedi32 3y ago
Is there any evidence Bitcoin Fog was marketing their service specifically to criminals?
The affidavit[1] another user linked elsewhere in this thread says:
> BITCOIN FOG was publicly advertised on Internet forums and well-known web pages promoting darknet markets as a tool for anonymizing bitcoin transactions.
But it doesn't really go into detail. "well-known web pages promoting darknet markets" might just mean "Reddit".
And I think you might be underestimating the impact of word-of-mouth advertising. I don't recall Tor or Mullvad having to extensively advertise to criminals in order to get as popular as they are now.
[1]: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.230456/gov.uscourts.dcd.230456.1.1_1.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.230...
- codedokode 3y agoTor and Mullvad are definitely tools for criminals, I am aware that they are often used to access illegal information which is legitimately censored by the government. And some news media outlets openly promote using these services to bypass the legitimate censorship.