It's plain old double standards, Tornado Cash is the "peoples" money laundering service, anyone can use it, so it could be of benefit to them at some point.
Global banks that could facilitate the same thing would only consider doing it for the super-rich to hedge against the possibility of getting caught and fined. So are not open to the average person, hence people have no problem calling for them to be held to account.
Both should get the same treatment. That goes doubly for the global banks that have historically caused far greater problems than TC.
Banks are organizations made out of people who can be held responsible. Tornado Cash is a piece of software that is not run by any person.
Banks can be fined and people can be imprisoned, but you can't fine or imprison software. The Treasury ban is a direct ban on software, which is a departure from precedent.
That's what makes this legal case unique, and why it's not simply a double standard.
Global banks that could facilitate the same thing would only consider doing it for the super-rich to hedge against the possibility of getting caught and fined. So are not open to the average person, hence people have no problem calling for them to be held to account.
Both should get the same treatment. That goes doubly for the global banks that have historically caused far greater problems than TC.