This is why we need a robust crypto system.
So that you can pay for whatever you want without worrying about giving away who you are.
This is why we need a robust crypto system.
So that you can pay for whatever you want without worrying about giving away who you are.
I don't think the need to be able to buy DDoS without getting caught is the most compelling argument. Do you think being able to packet people is a social good?
For profit DDOS attacks using significantly stolen bandwidth from compromised machines are clearly a different thing entirely. Where you draw the line between them is a discussion topic.
The current system of thought is to make it harder for Peter to buy a coffee in the morning to try and stop Paul from paying for DDOS traffic.
Decouple it the way that WhatsApp decoupled itself from the problem of three letter agencies wanting to know message contents with E2EE.
As it stands, if some hedge fund doesn't like your product it can pressure VISA to stop letting people to buy it. And that's it game over. It doesn't need to be legally wrong, or even morally wrong. Just don't what some rich dude wants going on.
You don't want your personal morals to prevent others from paying for child prostitutes, hitmen, nerve gas, fissile material or smallpox samples?
It's a false equivalency.
Major banks have been found to actively facilitate all those things.
So why not have a convenient currency in crypto and just use law enforcement to enforce the law!
The only way for it to not be traced outside of monero and maybe a few others that have no adoption is buy in cash in person and transfer it to a never before used address. Mine it yourself and never mix it with your other funds.