True Financial Freedom or a Criminal’s Delight?

The right to privacy is a fundamental prerequisite for peace of mind and security. The idea that only criminals have something to hide is strange. Contrarily, privacy is sought by almost everyone. Yet, it still gets stigmatized as suspicious — reserved solely for criminals or deviants. 

Similarly sharing this unjust scrutiny are cryptocurrencies, which are — rather ironically — branded as a tool for felons, based largely on their anonymous hallmarks. However, no cryptocurrency is as disparaged for this discreet quality more than the privacy coin.

But just what are privacy coins used for? How has crypto criminality changed in 2019? And what’s in store for the future?

Is BTC making the cut?

Contrary to popular belief, Bitcoin (BTC) isn’t as anonymous as most people assume. The blockchain is, for all intents and purposes, an immutable, publicly held ledger of every single BTC transaction… ever. For this reason, Bitcoin isn’t particularly advisable for illegal activity — take…