11-28-2021, 02:45 AM
Janet Yellen (Secretary of the Treasury): Crypto is mainly used by Criminals | Reali
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Janet Yellen, the Secretary of the Treasury, claims that Crypto would be mainly used by criminals.</p> <p>But how does reality actually look like?</p> <p>Crypto transactions connected to crime have hit an all time low last year, just 0,34% of all transactions are somehow connected to "crime" (this includes your local guy ordering weed)</p> <p>What about the U.S. Dollar and other FIAT?</p> <p>The United Nations estimates that up to $4,000,000,000,000 annualy is connected to crime, which is up to 4% of global GDP.</p> <p>Why is no politician talking about that?</p> <p><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/haileylennon/2021/01/19/the-false-narrative-of-bitcoins-role-in-illicit-activity/">(source for claims)</a></p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Dwez1337"> /u/Dwez1337 </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/r3fcgk/janet_yellen_secretary_of_the_treasury_crypto_is/">[link]</a></span> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/r3fcgk/janet_yellen_secretary_of_the_treasury_crypto_is/">[comments]</a></span>Kind Regards R
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Janet Yellen, the Secretary of the Treasury, claims that Crypto would be mainly used by criminals.</p> <p>But how does reality actually look like?</p> <p>Crypto transactions connected to crime have hit an all time low last year, just 0,34% of all transactions are somehow connected to "crime" (this includes your local guy ordering weed)</p> <p>What about the U.S. Dollar and other FIAT?</p> <p>The United Nations estimates that up to $4,000,000,000,000 annualy is connected to crime, which is up to 4% of global GDP.</p> <p>Why is no politician talking about that?</p> <p><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/haileylennon/2021/01/19/the-false-narrative-of-bitcoins-role-in-illicit-activity/">(source for claims)</a></p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Dwez1337"> /u/Dwez1337 </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/r3fcgk/janet_yellen_secretary_of_the_treasury_crypto_is/">[link]</a></span> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/r3fcgk/janet_yellen_secretary_of_the_treasury_crypto_is/">[comments]</a></span>Kind Regards R