But as PrivacyG said this is just the beginning. It has nothing to do with "mixers", it has to do with the government not being able to trace down transactions. And this is where the whole thing we are discussing here doesn't make sense, it doesn't add up. Leave aside the payments from signature campaigns, but if Monero is allowed and if some other form of exchange(s) that essentially enable(s) mixing without calling it that way is allowed, wouldn't it make much more sense to comply with the law by immediately banning any mixing service that has been caught or suspected for facilitating illegal transactions?

It is as if Bitcointalk would be the only place for the Lazarus Group to go and find a mixer because some of the people here wear the signature, but this is so nonsense. And if the idea was that the IRS has less work to do because people with plans to evade taxes now don't know what to do without mixers, how ridiculous would that be?

It would have made so much more sense that Bitcointalk warns mixers that want to advertise their services here, get immediately banned if some strong evidence emerges. Or what about the US glorifying their justice system for the "being innocent until proven guilty policy"? Why can't Bitcointalk also stick to "being innocent until proven guilty" policies and react immediately when a case has been concluded by prosecutors?

Someone drew a comparison between Silk Road I think and how someone was sentenced to life in prison, but come on. Nobody here is trading weapons, drugs, or contracting assassinations. Mixers are one of those things that some will use for good, and some will use it for evil.

I believe that casinos will be the next because everything else would make zero sense. Casinos can be launched with bad intent and relatively low funding, be operated with high risk, ran into the ground and then pull the rug. Advertise gambling with no KYC, and ultimately function like a mixing service.