Quote from: pooya87 on Today at 01:45:52 PM

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If it comes to that I don't think they'd stop at shutting down the forum. There'd be arrests too... It wouldn't be the first time they do something like that either!

I am quite convinced that "they" have the real IP addresses and all the data of those who advertised (and are still advertising what will be banned on the forum) and that it is quite realistic that such an operation could be launched at any time in the future. Forget VPN, Tor, proxy and everything that supposedly provides privacy, there are back doors for everything, even for the servers where this forum is located.

It's not about mixers at all because they are basically not illegal and only a small part of the transactions that pass through them come from illegal sources, but "they" are actually looking for weak points in the system through which they will then "satanize" all those who have anything to do with what we can call "Satoshi Bitcoin".

For those who have read what BlackRock wrote in their request for a spot ETF, it may be a little clearer in which direction they are trying to steer Bitcoin. If someone publicly declares that he leaves himself free to not support the chain behind which the majority stands in the event of a BTC fork, and at the same time he will probably have huge amounts of BTC in the custodial service (Coinbase), some things become a little clearer.

In addition, we see how the US authorities throw out unsuitable players from the game and secure the ground for the privatization of BTC, and in addition, they slowly start preparing miners to filter transactions. Maybe a few years ago, BTC was a small baby, as Congressman Sherman said, but obviously that has come to an end and the rules of the game will change drastically.