I will quote some important things from here:
https://www.justice.gov/opa/press-release/file/1574581/downloadAs explained further below, NGUYEN used the moniker ChipMixer on the
popular bitcoin message board BitcoinTalk (available at bitcointalk.org). On May 18, 2017,
NGUYEN, as ChipMixer, posted (or caused to be posted) to BitcoinTalk that he was looking
for testers for a new bitcoin mixing service. On May 26, 2017, NGUYEN announced in a new
thread that he was Introducing ChipMixer, which he described as Mixing reinvented for your
privacy. Since then, ChipMixer has made over 400 posts to BitcoinTalk, the majority of
which involve addressing questions about ChipMixer. As of March 2023, NGUYENs
ChipMixer account was still active on BitcoinTalk. Further, since May 15, 2017, NGUYEN
Does this imply that there are government agents who are reading our posts and following some accounts who might be a danger to society hehehee?
If we are realistic about this situation, the priority of the agents in this moment is to try to localize and detain their suspect.
I can see a couple agents being involved in this forum from now on, so the intelligence agencies can track what Mixing services are becoming popular and see if they can link the official Bitcointalk account to the real identity of the operator.
People who used the funds to protect their privacy with legally earned satoshis and those who participated in the signature campaign will be okey, because I do not remember a legal basis to exist against them, besides, as the number of people they try to deal with increases, the law enforcement becomes more difficult and inefficient.
There is something we should not doubt, though. We are being observed.