Indian News Outlet Tries to Smear Bitcoin

Indian News Outlet Tries to Smear Bitcoin

India Today, a prominent Indian news outlet, has published an investigative report on bitcoin that clearly attempts to tarnish its reputation, perhaps due to a lack of understanding, perhaps due to propaganda. In the report, India today essentially connects bitcoin with illegal activities such as money laundering, as if the currency was created with the purpose of allowing criminals to hide from the long arm of the law. To a certain extent, bitcoin is painted as a centralized organization harboring criminals. According to the news outlet, the cryptocurrency is “notoriously used by money....


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