Peter from Coin Center reviewed the legal details of their defense of Tornado Cash in Devconnect two days ago and pointed out that transparency is the real culprit behind the proliferation of MEVs and the risk of validator review. He emphasized that privacy is no longer an option, but the only survival bottom line for Ethereum to maintain neutrality and avoid being convicted for "knowing". This speech, scheduled as the finale of the Devconnect ARG opening ceremony, itself sends a strong signal and is a serious initiative for the entire community. This is not only a legal analysis, but also a declaration of action to defend the core values of Ethereum. If you are not familiar with it: Coin Center has actually been established for 11 years, and Peter Van Valkenburgh (@ valkenburgh) is the executive director. They defend developers and users of Bitcoin, Ethereum, and subsequent cryptocurrency technologies in Washington, protecting them from improper government regulation. They are one of the main participants in challenging the US government's sanctions on Tornado Cash, playing a crucial role in defending on chain privacy and open source software freedom. Peter also mentioned an interesting point: >If you read the beginning of the Bitcoin whitepaper, you will be surprised to find that it is almost entirely about 'irreversibility'. It's not really talking about decentralization, proof of work, or blockchain. Satoshi Nakamoto's goal is actually neutrality, just as it is irreversibility. For him, the ability to reverse is the root of the huge transaction costs associated with trust. He also proposed two basic rules about knowledge and power in blockchain: one ️⃣ Nothing transparent can remain neutral. two ️⃣ Any neutral thing cannot survive unless it is large enough. So he believes: one ️⃣ Ethereum should have underlying layer privacy, or at least become the root ledger of L2 with a blind and truly decentralized sorter. two ️⃣ We need to develop new tools that balance privacy and law enforcement, proving to the government that crime can be effectively prevented without large-scale surveillance. His speech was actually very detailed, and he also interpreted the recent MEV sandwich attack case: https://substack.chainfeeds.xyz/p/coin-center