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Sad to see the EU bow down to the criminal racket that is the US financial system. Even if this developer is not extradited, the US has again succeeded in main

Sad to see the EU bow down to the criminal racket that is the US financial system. Even if this developer is not extradited, the US has again succeeded in maintaining the culture of fear, where they can get their slimy hands on anyone anywhere for any reason they want.

jacooper 4y ago
> Sad to see the EU bow down to the criminal racket that is the US financial system. The EU in general is extremely hypocritical when it comes to privacy, its probably an opportunity to crack down on crypto while it's down. You see all the laws that aim to put a stop to big tech, and rightly so because their government won't do anything. In the same time, when privacy protections are against the EU itself, it suddenly doesn't work, or it needs monitoring like their horrible attempt using the chat control law, which even faces backlash from inside, like from Germany.
omginternets 4y ago
Where did you see that this was connected to the US financial system? They mention in passing that the US has sanctioned Tornado Cash, but I didn't get the impression that this was the reason why this person was arrested.
- diogenes1 4y ago
  there have been multiple coordinated attacks being made, it's quite naiive to assume US is not involved here
  - omginternets 4y ago
    I'm very open to the idea that they are. I'm asking whether there's evidence.
potatototoo99 4y ago
I don't think it is related. Maybe just the increased publicity quickened the arrest, but I don't see any hope of extradition of a Dutch national to the US for sanction violations announced just a few days prior.
Bedon292 4y ago
I'm not sure I follow. Is this not an arrest for violation of laws in place in Netherlands? Their criminal investigation started two months ago, not because of the US sanctions. How is this the EU bowing down to the US financial system? The timing of the arrest could be a reaction, if they thought it might spook the suspect into fleeing or something along those lines. But that doesn't equate to bowing down either.

jacooper 4y ago

> Sad to see the EU bow down to the criminal racket that is the US financial system. The EU in general is extremely hypocritical when it comes to privacy, its probably an opportunity to crack down on crypto while it's down. You see all the laws that aim to put a stop to big tech, and rightly so because their government won't do anything. In the same time, when privacy protections are against the EU itself, it suddenly doesn't work, or it needs monitoring like their horrible attempt using the chat control law, which even faces backlash from inside, like from Germany.

omginternets 4y ago

Where did you see that this was connected to the US financial system? They mention in passing that the US has sanctioned Tornado Cash, but I didn't get the impression that this was the reason why this person was arrested.

diogenes1 4y ago
there have been multiple coordinated attacks being made, it's quite naiive to assume US is not involved here
- omginternets 4y ago
  I'm very open to the idea that they are. I'm asking whether there's evidence.

potatototoo99 4y ago

I don't think it is related. Maybe just the increased publicity quickened the arrest, but I don't see any hope of extradition of a Dutch national to the US for sanction violations announced just a few days prior.

Bedon292 4y ago

I'm not sure I follow. Is this not an arrest for violation of laws in place in Netherlands? Their criminal investigation started two months ago, not because of the US sanctions. How is this the EU bowing down to the US financial system? The timing of the arrest could be a reaction, if they thought it might spook the suspect into fleeing or something along those lines. But that doesn't equate to bowing down either.