Later, the authors directly contradict themselves when discussing the precise reason why bitcoin is falling out of favor for criminal use: because it is run on an immutable, fully public and transparent ledger. “Therefore, Bitcoin has been a cursed tool for anonymity, facilitating illicit activities and leading to legal action against offenders by the tracing of transactions,” they write.
Source: https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2024/02/22/the-european-central-bank-is-either-lying-about-bitcoin-or-lying-to-itself/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines