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>That smart contract was written by a person and they should realize that there might be legal repercussions in the US at least.

Satoshi Nakamoto created the world's most powerful cryptocurrency and nobody knows anything about that person or group, remember.

Nakamoto took careful steps to hide his identity. The creators of Ethereum have not.

That said, this is one of those "holy shit" moments for me. Once a DAC is running, there isn't a damn thing a government can do about it.

Or even its creator. It's like a creature let loose in the wild, or a virus with a checkbook. The mind reels at the possibilities.