Last updated on May 17th, 2023 at 10:09 pm
In this era of digital currency, it has become more convenient for people to earn profit in a more secure, transparent, and easier way.
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But it has given rise to cybercrimes as any government or specific bank does not control Bitcoin, so there are no limitations of activities performed by the people.
Law-abiding citizens always believe in fair play, no matter if their activities are controlled by the government or not.
But there are also some criminals who perform illegal activities using digital currencies. To know more about the benefits of Bitcoin and trading it efficiently avoiding the risks of cybercrimes.
Money Laundering
Before the concept of digital currency became famous, money laundering was a challenging task to perform.
Money laundering is transferring money from one country to another illegally. If we transfer money legally, we have to pay heavy taxes to our government. But if someone is not willing to pay them, he has to shift that money through illegal ways.
These ways may include shifting money by hiding in your luggage and traveling by airplane without getting noticed by airport security. Almost all countries have strict punishments for money laundering if you get caught.
Buying bitcoins or digital currency has made it easier to perform a crime like money laundering, and you have to buy bitcoins from the amount you have to transfer abroad.
Then you can transact that money to anyone all over the world without the fear of getting caught. Blockchain may share the details.
But no one will be able to access your personal information as blockchain never provides it. Now it is being discussed that governments should take some serious actions to prevent money laundering utilizing cryptocurrency.
Tips to Prevent Money Laundering:
When it comes to money laundering, every government, bank, or state has to take strict actions to prevent it. Bitcoin also needs to set rules and regulations to prevent money laundering.
First of all, it should make it compulsory for all the exchanging apps to keep all users’ data. So that, if any inconvenience occurs, it will be possible to trace the sender and receiver and give them punishment according to the laws of their countries.
Secondly, they should limit the amount per transaction per day, as most banks do, so that no one can exceed the legal limit of transactions.
Hacking of Digital Wallet:
There was a time when people steal credit cards from others and then withdraw all the money from them. But now, the digital currency has made it easier for them.
As they can break into anyone’s computer, have access to their digital wallet, and can transfer those bitcoins to any account if they want. As all the details are kept private, no one can figure out if the owner has sent that money by its will or not. There is another issue that the money stolen can not be reversed. So the owner has permanently lost its bitcoins and has to face a severe loss.
Tips to Prevent Hacking:
To prevent this Digital hacking and permanent loss of someone’s hard-earned money, crypto companies have to take some serious steps.
They should improve the security of digital wallets so that no one can have access to them except the owner. In this regard, biometric authentication could be the best step to be taken in this regard.
And if someone is too unfortunate to get their wallet hacked after all these precautions, there should be an online help portal provided by the crypto companies where anyone can complain about their issue.
And those help desks could trace the hackers and the account where they have transferred the money. And help the owner get his money back.
Following these tips is the only way one can trust crypto companies and feel safe from cybercrimes.
Conclusion
Digital currency is not less than a blessing for people who can now earn a handsome living in more accessible ways.
But here are some terrible people who use this for their criminal activities, people should stop this kind of action.
Everyone should take advantage of this and don’t try to pull others down. Otherwise, they should be ready to face punishments by the government and crypto companies.