I get that Richard Heart is a polarizing figure, but he has been warning about platforms like Celsius for years now;
I highly doubt it.Do online drug dealers accept payment in HEX?
I saw it as more of a potential positive! I still don't know what HEX is for, if not that.I highly doubt it.
I know you and many other posters here like to proudly and virtuously criticize crypto for how it is only used for illegal things, but it really is an uniformed position to take.
You can see from this link that in 2021, illicit crypto volume was 0.15% of total transactions. Total transaction volume in 2021 was around 15trillion. Meaning this 0.15% equates to about 1.5 billion (if my napkin maths is correct)
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Crypto Crime Trends for 2022: Illicit Transaction Activity Reaches All-Time High in Value, All-Time Low in Share of All Cryptocurrency Activity - Chainalysis
Did you know Cryptocurrency-based crime hit a high in 2021, with illicit addresses receiving $14 bn? Read a preview of the Chainalysis 2022 Crypto Crime Report.blog.chainalysis.com
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When compared to traditional crime/money laundering it is laughably small. The UN office for drugs and crime says the following on it's website - 'The estimated amount of money laundered globally in one year is 2 - 5% of global GDP, or $800 billion - $2 trillion in current US dollars'
The following study puts the global drug trade somewhere between 200 billion and 600 billion which is over 2 orders of magnitude bigger than the total illicit crypto volume and that is just the drug trafficking.
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How much demand for money laundering services does drug selling create? Identifying the key parameters
The illegal drug trade is often, and plausibly, asserted to be the largest illegal market, globally and in many individual countries. It is also claim…www.sciencedirect.com
Any guesses?
I saw it as more of a potential positive! I still don't know what HEX is for, if not that.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAI highly doubt it.
I know you and many other posters here like to proudly and virtuously criticize crypto for how it is only used for illegal things, but it really is an uniformed position to take.
You can see from this link that in 2021, illicit crypto volume was 0.15% of total transactions. Total transaction volume in 2021 was around 15trillion. Meaning this 0.15% equates to about 1.5 billion (if my napkin maths is correct)
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Crypto Crime Trends for 2022: Illicit Transaction Activity Reaches All-Time High in Value, All-Time Low in Share of All Cryptocurrency Activity - Chainalysis
Did you know Cryptocurrency-based crime hit a high in 2021, with illicit addresses receiving $14 bn? Read a preview of the Chainalysis 2022 Crypto Crime Report.blog.chainalysis.com
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When compared to traditional crime/money laundering it is laughably small. The UN office for drugs and crime says the following on it's website - 'The estimated amount of money laundered globally in one year is 2 - 5% of global GDP, or $800 billion - $2 trillion in current US dollars'
The following study puts the global drug trade somewhere between 200 billion and 600 billion which is over 2 orders of magnitude bigger than the total illicit crypto volume and that is just the drug trafficking.
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How much demand for money laundering services does drug selling create? Identifying the key parameters
The illegal drug trade is often, and plausibly, asserted to be the largest illegal market, globally and in many individual countries. It is also claim…www.sciencedirect.com
Leaves no trail? Shows how clueless you are. A blockchain is a PUBLIC LEDGER, it is trivially easy to see how much crypto goes in and out of dark web market places.HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
The whole point in doing drug deals and buying kids with crypto is that its under the radar and leaves no trial.
Get out of here with this.
Don’t know what Saylor’s margin call terms were but the supposed 21k target was hit overnight
How many bitcoins do the Cali Cartel hold mate?Leaves no trail? Shows how clueless you are. A blockchain is a PUBLIC LEDGER, it is trivially easy to see how much crypto goes in and out of dark web market places.
Who are the Cali Cartel and how much cash do they have?How many bitcoins do the Cali Cartel hold mate?
If its so easy to track, you should be able to tell me that.