& pretty soon they have lots of people caught in the net. I'm not sure if they can tell if you participated in a shuffle. If they can, then even though they don't know where the funds
Wesley snipes got 3 years in prison for not filing tax returns to avoid millions. Max penalty is 5 years and 100,000 fine.You really think the IRS is going to do something for 1000?LOL
I think MANY people stopped torrenting because 1-2 people were made an example of. NB - They were targeted for piracy, but people fear Torrents entirely now as a result.
If applied to crypto, it would take 1-2 whales ending up in prison for evasion (and all-over the news), and that might be enough to keep people from entering the ecosystem out of fear.