The standard take in Monero is: Those that need digital cash the most choose Monero. It’s not that Monero is only for criminals. Literally no one in Monero says that. We simply point out that dark markets have chosen Monero. People like @tushar_jain twist it. It is a simple concept. Dark markets, those who need digital cash the most, use and trust Monero and don’t use or trust Zcash. That is a big L for Zcash, so they twist it. Ironically, it becomes a bigger L for Zcash, as they lose even more credibility when people watch Silicon Valley VC types spread propaganda. Bottom line: Real users of digital cash trust Monero. They don’t trust Zcash. Monero is not the criminal coin. It is the grassroots cypherpunk coin people trust. Saying criminals choose Monero is not the same as saying Monero is only for criminals. The Zcash brand is a VC-funded coin that uses cypherpunk branding but comes across as phony. When they label Monero as the “coin for criminals,” they send a message to all cypherpunks not to trust Zcash because by labeling Monero as a coin only for criminals, they are showing they don’t actually have cypherpunk values.