Never heard that analogy before, but damned if it isn't as funny as it is true.  Unfortunately, TO had been around for quite a while and developed a reputation (justified or not) as an exchange that wasn't out to scam its customers, so I assume a lot of people became comfortable keeping their crypto parked there--and that's obviously a bad idea no matter what the exchange's reputation is.


Where did that document come from?  Looks to be an injunction of some sort, though I'm by no means a legal expert. 

My guess is that TO's situation has a lot to do with the crackdown on privacy that's apparently sweeping the globe.  That's a guess, mind you, and one I really don't hope is true.