Aaron Daniel on Nostr: "In other words: the defendant, [co-defendant 1], and [co-defendant 2] are the ...

"In other words: the defendant, [co-defendant 1], and [co-defendant 2] are the designers, creators, and executors of [crypto-system]. As such, they are also responsible for the (consequences of the) functioning of this tool. The autonomous, immutable, and unstoppable nature of the smart contracts does not work in a way that exculpates them. After all, this is not a coincidental circumstance. These characteristics are the result of conscious choices by the designers. [Crypto-system] functions as it was conceived. In the opinion of the court, the defendant can therefore be regarded as the perpetrator of the money laundering operations carried out by [crypto-system]."