Why Isn’t BCH Way More Popular on the Dark Web?
According to crypto advocate Roger Ver, Bitcoin Cash (BCH) is the only “recent” coin to be widely used on the dark web. Miguel Gomez, head of research at PrivacyAffairs, confirmed to Cointelegraph that BCH is one of the most popular coins on the Dark Web: "As for cryptocurrency's role, the major coins (Bitcoin, BCH, and Monero) are the most prevalent.”.
Our observations were confirmed by Chainalysis, whose spokesperson told Cointelegraph:
In conversation with Cointelegraph, Ver lamented that many BCH users are not aware of the advanced privacy features implemented by Bitcoin Cash. Bitcoin Core developer, Wladimir van der Laan, told Cointelegraph that more work needs to be done before these features can be safely implemented:
It seems that BCH, despite providing better privacy to its users than its older brother, is not yet a popular choice amongst the underworld’s hustlers.
