Danish police first in the world to hunt down criminals using bitcoin

[negon]

It’s hard being a criminal. Surveillance techniques and forensic science are constantly being improved and people are working full-time to destroy your livelihood. That’s why many criminals around the world probably celebrated when the cryptocurrency bitcoin was launched back in 2009.

With untraceable internet currency, crooks could finally enjoy the anonymity of cash without risking being caught red-handed out in the physical world. This beautifully idyllic criminal vision could have been the future, if it wasn’t for the damn meddling Danes.

source: Danish police first in the world to hunt down criminals using bitcoin

 

[Luigi]

My question is what does the government (any) consider a crime? Transferring bitcoins to a friends is a crime?

 

[Marko Krassus]

lol Crypto gets such a bad rap for this but it's really not it's fault

 

[countryfree]

I'm not surprised. The Danes, the Swedes and the Norwegians have the most aggressive tax services in the world. There's no freedom there. It's illegal and impossible to do anything financial without declaring it to the tax authorities, with them taking their cut.