Let's face it, cryptocurrency trading taxes are inevitable. As adoption grows more and more, regulatory measures for taxation will happen, and honestly, so what? I've said this here a few times, you can't expect to make a profit and not pay taxes for it. And it's actually happening in some countries.
Now, lumping traders with money launderers and cyber criminals is a whole different thing. Quoting from the new/article:
Using military and intelligence tools to combat offshore tax evasion may be overkill, especially when voluntary compliance efforts have proven to be so successful.