Today, while I was reading my newsfeed, one post caught my attention. The headline says that "Bitcoin Could Become Illegal". At first, you may think it’s one of the fake news most people in social media spread. But the post came from one of the reputable social account I always follow. So I read the article about the reason of bitcoin becoming illegal.
The content of the article is about the discovery of the content of blockchain of Bitcoin which makes it illegal to everywhere. It has been a shocking discovery that this famous cryptocurrency contain child pornography image or link which are distributed easily among the users of this cryptocurrency.
According to the article, it was found out by the researches of Germany's RWTH Aachen. They are the one who examined the blockchain data of Bitcoin. Even though the blockchain contains the information of each transactions made and distribution, they said that it is also inevitable that users may insert such illegal information. Blockchains can be downloaded and stored by users. This made the distribution easy and anyone who participated in these transactions is also illegal even if it’s from others.
If this research is correct, it will be up to the lawmakers to regulate this Bitcoin issue. If it’s true, this is a serious matter. Some people would really take advantage of the popularity of this cryptocurrency to do their evil deeds. We may never know what they are up to next. Or I hope it is not one of those news that tend to destroy the popularity if this digital creation.