Organized crime and hackers made currency 2.0 their hunting ground to target new victims. A recent study shows that illegal activities funded by bitcoin are very important.
Authorities often blame new 2.0 currencies, such as bitcoin, for being the currency of organized crime. A forthcoming study * by three researchers - Talis Putnins, Jonathan Karlsen, Sean Foley, Sydney University and UTS Business School - confirms their fears. It reveals that illegal activities financed by bitcoin are very important, with nearly one transaction out of two. This puts into question the previous works which considered that these activities were minority. They had been very important in 2013,