I was watching a crime series: they arrest a guy buying sensitive information.

The cops ask him, “How would you have paid the hacker? Bank transfer? App?”

He answers, “No.”

And I immediately thought, “Here we go, now they’ll start the usual speech about cryptocurrencies used by criminals.”

But no!

The answer was: “No, he just wanted cash. Electronic payments are traceable.”

Interesting, right?

#bitcoin #privacy #surveillance