I'm not saying that the media is wrong but if you look at the facts as presented you'd at least wonder how 10-15 euros going to support such a large network. Even if they do it everyday, surely that's not enough 


The fact that if such an organisation had this described terrorist role and use cryptocurrency to achieve that should not be surprising. Crypto has long been criticised for its identify protection of its users, it is not surprising that people who are involved in wrongdoing adapt to new ways...

One can only hope that this type of argument isn't going to be used insensibly when negotiating regulation around BTC and crypto. As this isn't going to deter people from doing it, they'll just use a different alternative.

What hidden transfers? These days you have to buy coins somewhere. If you buy on an exchange you will not hide anything.

It was pretty easy to do (and still is) for old holders, people who mined their coins or got them before AML laws came into place. They still own coins that are not in any way connected with their real life identities.

These words are strange, it implies that the entire network were busted because they were found purchasing BTCitcoin coupons worth 10 to 150 Euros.I am not following the case but these are just made up words just to add BTCitcoin and nothing else. What are the chances of an investigation taking place when people are purchasing coupons worth 10 to 150 Euros, does that imply that the entire BTCitcoin sales are closely monitored by the authorities and cross checking every sales:.

Like many terrorists who don't know about Bitcoin and don't understand Bitcoin, they thought using Bitcoin would be safe
and impossible to trace. Even though in fact Bitcoin is easier to trace, because transactions using Bitcoin are very transparent,
that's why corrupt governments do not accept Bitcoin. So when reading an article about the French police catching terrorists
funding networks using Bitcoin, makes me even more sure Bitcoin is easy to trace.

I am ever the optimist ..... I am not focused on the fact that they used Bitcoin for their criminal operation, but rather that they were caught doing this. Let's say they smuggled in some Gold or Diamonds and they sold that to finance their operation... then this would not even reach the mainstream media... but now that Crypto currencies were used... the media is all over it. 

It just shows you... if you want to hit someone ... you will always find a stick and a reason to do it.. right.     The centralization of Crypto currency trades ...will offer opportunities for law enforcement to catch these terrorists. 

That's exactly what's happening, and big banks get exposed for that, but with very little actual consequence. And Bitcoin might be useful for small criminals, but it's actually hard to move large amounts of money undetected, because Bitcoin itself is not that big, so some sudden spikes in transaction amounts would attract interest of chain analysis. So, banks are still the choice of big criminals like drug cartels, mafia, corrupt politicians, dictators, etc.

As most of the users mentioned Bitcoin is just a currency. A coin has got two sides, same is with bitcoin and other things that having value. It is up to the user making use of it. In this news the terrorism supporters have used bitcoin as a source. Same as this USD too is used in large scale in the global market on illegal needs. The media is the one that always tries to indicate bitcoin and cryptocurrencies as wrong instead of indicating the person involved in it.

Exactly. Just like any object can be used as a murder weapon. Criminals will use everything at their disposal. Terrorists using tabacco shops to fund whatever they doing sounds hilerous and strange to me at the same time.

 
Goverment wants you to pass KYC? For what? Which goverment? Maybe insane ones. Good luck with that.

We're not afraid of their bad named called because no  currency under the watch of the World Bank that's not been used for dubious illicit transactions online. Though them be caught in this action makes it  clear that, the hidden transactions we all thought before now aren't hidden anymore. Bitcoin still the very best  online currency that has the solution to world financial problems, in respective of the bad guys usage bitcoin is the true money.

This ways or acts from certain groups of people make a big negative impact concerning the impression and popularity they gave towards Bitcoin usage which makes people as well as the government think that it must not be legalized for the fact that it can be used as a tool for fraudulent act and terrorism. Yes it is kinda true but Bitcoin was just a currency and to begin with, it must not be blamed for all those activities because people are the ones abusing the usage of it into negative activities that on the first place usage of Bitcoin is intended for good use because of its decentralization and giving people possibilities and opportunities to gain a handy amount of money from it. It is just so bad that those kind of people is making a stain on Bitcoin's reputation for doing such activities and making use of Bitcoin to make their transactions possible to be conducted.