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> the fact that the US government sanctioned an entire piece of software.

Well they sanctioned the use of that software.

I don't really see why this is seen as such a problem. Banks that are used primarily for criminal activity get sanctioned frequently.

It's pretty clear judging by the amount of money going though Tornado cash and the amount that was from publicly known hacks known to be flowing through it that the majority of the money was from illegal activity.

> Imagine if they sanctioned Tor Browser or Signal, both of which are used for privacy and can be used for illegal activity.

But they didn't.

But forums that are focused on illegal activities get shutdown all the time.