Banks are organizations made out of people who can be held responsible. Tornado Cash is a piece of software that is not run by any person. Banks can be fined a

Banks are organizations made out of people who can be held responsible. Tornado Cash is a piece of software that is not run by any person. Banks can be fined and people can be imprisoned, but you can't fine or imprison software. The Treasury ban is a direct ban on software, which is a departure from precedent. That's what makes this legal case unique, and why it's not simply a double standard.