Inconvenient EU piracy study kept hidden for years, likely because it did not find statistical proven evidence that piracy impacts legitimate purchases.

A study on EU piracy conducted years ago has been kept hidden, likely because it failed to find statistically significant evidence that piracy affects legitimate purchases. #Inconvenient #piracy #study #hidden #years #find #statistical #proven #evidence #piracy #impacts #legitimate #purchases

Is the fungibility argument against bitcoin a legitimate one?

For example, one interview I saw recently claimed that since property (like artwork for example) can be legally reclaimed if proven to be stolen, the same can be applied to bitcoin. So if your bitcoin was somehow linked to coins previously stolen, the gov can put a lien against your coins or something like that. … Read more

Why is crypto = for criminals seen as a legitimate argument? Bitcoin, the most used crypto in crime (not XMR), accounted for less than 1% of illicit activities from 2017-2020

I am very new to crypto and one of the first things I heard about it was its connection to crime. I didn’t know how to respond when it’s brought up so I decided to check if it was true.   Enter [this independent report](https://cryptoforinnovation.org/resources/Analysis_of_Bitcoin_in_Illicit_Finance.pdf) published earlier this year. The 3 primary authors are: * … Read more