Woman is arrested for hiring killer, detail payment was in bitcoin

An Italian woman was sentenced to six years in prison in Denmark for hiring a murderer to kill her ex-boyfriend, detail the pay was using Bitcoin

The 4.1 Bitcoin payment was made in March, at which point it would be worth around $ 4,000. The transfer to the killer's digital wallet was presented to the court as evidence. The murder was never executed.

The supposed anonymity of digital coins has made them a popular choice for criminals. The dark web had sites like AlphaBay and SilkRoad that used Bitcoin for transactions just for that reason. "Bitcoin's enemies accuse the crypto-coins of being used for money laundering and other criminal activities.

At the same time, supporters of digital currency point out that the overwhelming majority of money laundering, terrorist financing and other financial crimes are carried out with fiat coins. Siân Jones, founder of EDCAB - Digital Currency and Blockchain technology - told a committee of the European Parliament: