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== Applications ==

== Applications ==

Bitcoin itself has enjoyed success as a [[censorship]]-resistant digital cash-like currency. Due to the potential level of anonymity offered, it has become the currency of choice of [[Cybercrime|cyber criminals]] involved with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carding_%28fraud%29 carding] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darknet_market darknet markets] and has various associations with the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_web dark web]. However it has allowed websites and individuals to accept anonymous payments and donations without creating a digital footprint uses of PayPal or credit cards would otherwise leave, protecting the anonymity of both parties involved from traditional payment system compromise and surveillance.

Bitcoin itself has enjoyed success as a [[censorship]]-resistant digital cash-like currency. Due to the potential level of anonymity offered, it has become the currency of choice of [[Cybercrime|cyber criminals]] involved with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carding_%28fraud%29 carding] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darknet_market darknet markets] and has various associations with the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_web dark web]. However it has allowed websites and individuals to accept anonymous payments and donations without creating a digital footprint uses of PayPal or credit cards would otherwise leave, protecting the anonymity of both parties involved from traditional payment system compromise and [[mass surveillance]].

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namecoin Namecoin] runs the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.bit .bit] tld, a censorship resistant domain name but requires special software to resolve.

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namecoin Namecoin] runs the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.bit .bit] tld, a censorship resistant domain name but requires special software to resolve.