As the latest round of debanking scandals and the abuses of the deputization of the global financial system against crime for dubious political ends hits the news, I am reminded once again that there’s probably a mine of financial fiction (fin-fic?) to be had in this scenario, in which our plethora of KYC and AML regulation runs headlong into “The Old Lady of Coinclink Lane is disinclined to look favorably on your intentions. Means no.”