[thethimble]

I have a feeling that a government run payment system would also forbid illegal activity (eg laundering, etc). I agree that a private payments network is not ideal but the question at hand is how should transactions facilitating illegal activity be handled?

To be clear I’m not passing a moral judgement on sex work - just pointing out the fact that it’s presently illegal in many forms and jurisdictions and that fact is relevant.

[Schroedingersat]

The problem isn't that laws are being enforced. The problem is private institutions are enforcing extra-legal penalties on legal activity.