I just read the post by the admin stating that mixers will be banned on the forum from January 1. Considering that mixers and casinos seem to be the biggest advertisers here, I foresee a drop in revenue for the forum. The way I see it, it implies that the government is still in charge of the direction Bitcoin moves. If they cannot control Bitcoin, they can move against the appurtenances of the cryptocurrency: mixers, exchanges, who knows... even this forum, etc. With the popularity of the USD dwindling, who knows what else could happen to Bitcoin, the challenger? What do you think?
You are right but to some extent only, because banning mixers is not the government's decision as authorities did not ask theymos to ban mixer advertisements as if it will be continued then theymos might not left with other choice but to ban the forum, so it was better to make this bold decision. Secondly, these advertisements are not generating any revenue for the forum admins AFAIK. Maybe indirect they maybe but I saw something where these campaigns are generating direct revenue for these admins.
Maybe those who might be earning via these campaigns must be giving donations to this forum, but admins don't ask these platforms to pay fees like the other forums ask.
And there is no doubt that governments have full influence on the crypto sphere whether you are talking about this forum or any other token. Even in the past China had the biggest impact on BTC prices but now that position has been taken by the USA. Whenever the US government makes any decisions in favor of BTC the price goes up and vice versa.