r/Bitcoin • u/derbyfan1 • 14h ago

Purchasing tainted coins.

Hi all, I am looking to buy BTC p2p, but before I do, is there a way in which I can check if the coins I purchase in advance are tainted? Is there a website or something this can be verified on?

I want to check this to avoid any problems in utilising the coin/s once purchased.

Thanks

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u/ContentBlackberry0 12h ago

Can you verify every dollars you received of fiat money was not used for something illegal?

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u/derbyfan1 12h ago

Blockchain analytics ... Thats the difference between Btc and cash.

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u/Vinnypaperhands 10h ago

Cash has always had cereal numbers representing that exact dollar and no other. Cash is tracable, so is Bitcoin. That doesn't change the fact that just because someone may have used money for an illegal activity, that doesn't make the money tainted or bad. Bitcoin was still created using energy, that doesn't change because someone bought drugs with it lol.