A recent article in Lawfare by @schneierblog and @henryfarrell defended OFAC's Tornado Cash sanctions, arguing that the smart contract is equivalent to a destructive golem run amok. This misses the mark on how Tornado Cash works. I offer a rebuttal here: coincenter.org/tornado-cash-i…
@valkenburgh @schneierblog @henryfarrell Being called a golem is an honour - golems were useful tools in Terry Pratchett's Discworld. They ran on magic & their program written on a Chem in their head
@valkenburgh @schneierblog @henryfarrell Can't put the math back in the bottle.
@valkenburgh @schneierblog @henryfarrell It's disappointing to see Bruce—once a vocal proponent of personal privacy and, presumably, freedom, in the face of technocracy—be on the wrong side of this issue. Thanks for continuing to set the record straight, Peter.