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Bitcoin companies create additional attention from criminals because people engaged in illegal activity are a targeted market segment. Near the median there's just ordinary getting away with something; an AirBnB rental in Milwaukee that takes bitcoin to facilitate reporting less taxable income. The long tail of bitcoin use probably leverages anonymity move money that facilitates the most extreme nastiness.

Using bitcoin is a strong nexus between an individual and the long tail and it puts the individual on their radar. The long tail is being nice when they only steal my bitcoin.




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