You do realize that’s just a handful of people who did very illegal things with their crypto and did them stupidly. Meanwhile each one of them represents MILLIONS of others using crypto, sometimes to do illegal stuff, but they’re keeping their profile low, and no government even knows they exist.
Don’t let a couple minor busts, that mostly happen at the border line of turning crypto into dollars, fool you. The government can’t do shit.
“minor busts” = the world’s two largest crypto exchanges ...
I would encourage you to read this book about crypto.
https://www.amazon.com/Number-Go-Up-Cryptos-Staggering/dp/0593443810
It has a lot of details not known to the general public.
Most crypto usage is in the third world—and most people using it are getting ripped off....
You do not want to be one of them.