[whatisweb3]

25% of funds being illicit does not mean “pretty much everybody” is using it for illicit reasons. Your argument really falls apart here, but the sweeping generalizations don’t help.

Monero and TC are equal parts useful for non-criminals who are seeking privacy.

[pclmulqdq]

The 23% from the article is one estimate that counts only transactions from publicly known illicit wallets. It is a lower bound.