[detrites]

Well if you'd read what I've said, you'll know that's not really my style.

Unfortunately, I assumed you knew a slight more about the topic you're discussing than you evidently do.

My reply's intended to suggest that the privacy coins you are referring to - unknowingly, or otherwise - are simply another form of money. Bracketing them with regular crypto, something I did only in keeping with how you initiated, isn't the best.

In practice, privacy coins are a small subset of crypto, some of the least-used of all types available. And again there are also legitimate use-cases with them that reduces this further to the point it's a bit silly. A subset, of a subset, of a...

But, you're welcome to succumb to the endless brainwash of BS and biased media reporting for crypto and think whatever will make you happy. Reality lay in waiting, for whenever you wish to join it and the complicated world that doesn't get clicks.

[Eisenstein]

So you respond with a thought-terminating cliche that does not even address my comment, and then when called out on it, you accuse me of insincerity and lack of breadth. Interesting tactic.

[detrites]

What are you talking about? I've addressed your comment twice now. First in a way I assumed you knew enough about crypto to understand, and second explaining that in more detail. I've "accused" you of ignorance, not insincerity.

Meanwhile what you've done is failed to read my comments properly and then attempt to insult me. Read them until you understand, and if you don't, ask questions. That's the spirit of discussion and learning I'm engaged in.

If you aren't, good luck with that, and I wish you the best.

[Eisenstein]

Calling people ignorant while giving a barely concealed bitcoin talking point in response to something completely unrelated (you claimed KYC was harder for crypto, but can't explain why it is favored for those looking to avoid it) is not doing your part in a productive conversation.

I would re-evaluate your methods.

[detrites]

It's not "favoured". Crypto use is a tiny subset of all financial activity criminal included. "Ignorant" is not intended as an insult, it's merely accurate. You appear not to know some things and I've tried to help with it.

Money laundering alone is estimated in the trillions per year according to the UN. This is significantly greater than the entire value of all privacy coins combined:

https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/money-laundering/overview.htm...

Eg, even if the entirety of Monero was purchased only for money laundering, it could only account for 0.1-0.2% of the total that occurs. Where is the other 99.8-99.9% being conducted? What systems are "facilitating" that?

Well, everything that isn't crypto... banks, cash, checks, etc.

As I pointed out at the beginning.