> I think the claim being attempted is that crypto is mostly used for crime. Yet is that true? I mean... whether it's true or not, it sure _looks true from the

> I think the claim being attempted is that crypto is mostly used for crime. Yet is that true? I mean... whether it's true or not, it sure _looks true from the outside_. What it looks like from the outside has little bearing on the underlying reality, but it's extremely relevant to questions like "will I be viewed with suspicion for having worked with this" or "is my company likely to end up subject to restrictive regulation". Assuming (I genuinely do not know) that the crypto industry has got legitimate uses which are not dwarfed by illegitimate ones, it has got a _massive_ image problem - because "everyone knows" it's for crime.