A dreadful mistake on the part of Metro bank IMO, they'll ultimately lose millions of pounds over this, which they can ill afford to given their current position on the food chain. Castigate the black market today, and tomorrow, truly, you shall find that every action has a consequence, as LE employees are so fond of reminding us but neglect to remember themselves.A fair majority of the cash intake banks need for liquidity comes from the black market, sophisticated bankers have always understood that. Civilians cannot be expected to comprehend how the world really works, which is why they are so outraged when they hear of their 'clean money' mixing with 'dirty money'. Guess what dumbass! Nearly all the cash in the world comes from the black market in practice. Without the black market, the entire financial system would suffer a loss of liquidty and this would decrease economic growth. It would be immoral not to accept dirty money. No black market means you'd be paying hundreds of dollars for each checking account you possess. No black market means the most recently financial liquidity crisis would have been prolonged longer and deeper causing higher levels of unemployment across all sectors and much more besides. That's not pine's hypothesis, it's the topic of a slew of whitepapers from economists explaining these very facts, yet it is not a new concept.--Anyway, in my view a crackdown on the exchanges will benefit the darknet markets disproportionally so in the long run. You see the world of finance, whether bitcoin or offline, is more like an ecosystem than a system of strictly obeyed rules and procedures. An evolution towards a lack of transparency and less centralization keeps SR and Co out of mainstream attention, gives LE an excuse to concentrate on more important things like actual fucking crime in RL whilst maintaining they are doing something actively, and provides a kaleidoscope of new opportunities to obtain B$ for prospective SR customers.So, it's all good from my perspective really, the sun is golden and it is time to make hay :)