Indeed, not even 6 months after the ID requirements came news of the

arrest and conviction

of "Bitcoin Maven" a popular p2p trader of crypto from the early days. I have a confession to make. I traded with Bitcoin Maven, which I guess means I associate with common criminals. That's what Theresa (her real name) is now branded as, after all. The trade I made with her many years ago in L.A. helped me. I had Bitcoins and needed quick cash, not for drugs or anything illicit, just mundane stuff like bills or rent. After we concluded our trade in a Starbuck's we continued chatting for perhaps another 30 minutes, spontaneously. Theresa was just really easy going and pleasant to talk to that way, not the type one would typically think of as a criminal low life. Still, that's exactly what she has been convicted as. Is this fair? Let's do a comparison. In 1933 President Roosevelt issued a very unconstitutional (meaning illegal) Executive Order

forbidding Americans to own gold

. That's surprising since the highest law of the land, the U.S. Constitution, specifically says the

only