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> other than financial speculation and buying illegal drugs and evading national capital controls -- in other words, it remains almost entirely used for criminal activity.

Speculation is the main use. How is that criminal?




Speculation with false pretenses, just with the purpose of defrauding investors is criminal.


Maybe not criminal, but a dependency on Greater Fools for capital gain feels immoral.




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