Charging the Bitcoin operators with the crime of people using their service is exactly analogous to charging a gun manufacturer with the crime committed with his gun.
I have a feeling we haven’t seen anything yet. Things are starting to heat up in a big way, and worldwide, and not just with Bitcoin. Arrests like these are NOT going be able to put the “Bitcoin Cat” back in the bag. This reminds me of the arrest of anti-Obama documentary directory and the purging of our military and the calls for the IRS to resume harassment of the Tea Party organizations.
Charging the Bitcoin operators with the crime of people using their service is exactly analogous to charging a gun manufacturer with the crime committed with his gunOr a (non-Government Motors) car company for providing a get-away vehicle.