And it was still quite literally used by 10,000’s of vendors to sell illegal drugs?
I dont think it would have even been a thing if it was as easy as you suggest to catch people selling drugs on it. Sure, with enough resources, a dedicated law enforcement team can likely bust a drug dealer using BTC; but like with most things involving drugs and Neo-liberalism, the prisons are all full, the police are underfunded and can only occasionally make token arrests and the people who arent low hanging fruit get in and out without any interaction with the police.
Human trafficking was not allowed. Not even CCs were allowed. Silk road didn’t let you sell anything that harmed others.
Also, how did Ulbricht steal from the rich?!?
If anything he made it easier for the rich to wash their money and buy ketamine
The site operated on bitcoin. How did it help people wash money?!? Bitcoin is more easily traced than cash. Its a public ledger
And it was still quite literally used by 10,000’s of vendors to sell illegal drugs?
I dont think it would have even been a thing if it was as easy as you suggest to catch people selling drugs on it. Sure, with enough resources, a dedicated law enforcement team can likely bust a drug dealer using BTC; but like with most things involving drugs and Neo-liberalism, the prisons are all full, the police are underfunded and can only occasionally make token arrests and the people who arent low hanging fruit get in and out without any interaction with the police.