I think law enforcement purposefully didn't acknowledge just how easy it is to follow the "money". That is why the DoJ made a deal with Tether. And almost any brokerage will rat you out at the sign of a subpoena.
Stupid criminals bought into the anonymous bullshit, what crypto fans were peddling back in the early 2010s...
The article is really good though and it is a summary of an upcoming book. Thus the "news"...
That's great news and a far cry from your original libertarian non controlled ideal.This thread proves that Bitcoin is very bad for criminals, money launderers, sex traffickers, terrorists