Strategic mistake. But we are not law enforcement to say having them here could be better to keep an eye on them all in one place instead of having them go elsewhere scattered.
Maybe @theymos just wants what's best for the forum in the long run, I do agree that still allowing mixers so authorities can monitor them in one place which will make their job easier is definitely strategic but for me, that can only work so long because if authorities are lurking in this forum, there's bound to be some consequences to that with having the forum being scrutinized and possibly be investigated for other nonsensical stuff as one of the possibility that I can think of, and shouldn't this forum be free of those potential threats to our freedom to express our opinions right?
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theymos what next? Non-KYC casinos and DEX Exchanges getting the hammer soon? Because the government do not have control over them?
If we start giving in to every government request and start opposing Decentralisation and privacy on a Bitcoin forum, everything Satoshi established and ideology would be for naught.
It's a sad thing but I guess this is the best way to move forward for now, I hope that the day that they'll come after those services that you've mentioned will never arrive, that's probably an awful day for everyone here in the forum. Also, even if we want to fight for our right to be independent with our respective governments, there's not a lot of people that's going to back up our plight.