### Japanese Police Hunt Down Criminals by Tracing Monero

https://cointelegraph.com/news/monero-transactions-japanese-authorities-arrest-18-scammers

The crime is the crime. There is no such thing as money leading.

Encryption is not as secure as people think.

- Cash is not traceable.
- Cash doesn't leave a permanent history on a blockchain.
- Cash does not charge a transaction fee.
- Cash does not require high tech electronics and a complex computer network to function
- Cash does not require permission from 3rd party verification