&gt; you could never move money over the wire anonymously before crypto came in. Well, except if you had a fake identity, which is illegal. Now you can.<p>As obvious as it may seem that is a positive thing, keep in mind that a lot of people will not think so. Even more people can just don&#x27;t appreciate it and could be convinced either way. If everyone thought anonymity was so good, fake identities <i>wouldn&#x27;t</i> be illegal.