The imposition of sanctions against the Tornado Cash crypto-mixer has caused discontent among both experts and many representatives of the blockchain industry. Jesse Powell, CEO of the Kraken exchange, said that the ban on its use violates the rights of American citizens, prescribed in the country’s constitution.
Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson also sided with the developers of Tornado Cash. According to him, the creators of the service can’t control all transactions made by users.
Open source software may indeed have been used by criminals to legalize criminal proceeds. But this is no reason to ban all Americans from using the services of the crypto-mixer.