Decriminalisation of Bitcoin Can Lead to its Greater Adoption, Says Sandia Researcher

Lead researcher of a group that says they have created an analysis tool for US law enforcement that can be used to overcome the challenges of criminals using Bitcoin for transactions has hinted that it could lead to greater Bitcoin adoption.
Andrew Cox who is leading the work for Sandia, a US-Federally Funded Research and Development Center which has delivered essential science and technology to resolve most challenging security issues in the US for more than 60 years, said:
‘In many ways, figuring out how to effectively combat illicit Bitcoin commerce and reduce its perception as a tool of criminals can encourage more people and companies to adopt Bitcoin for legitimate purposes.’

This post was published at Coin Telegraph on 2016-08-26.