Car manufacturers can report VIN numbers without destroying their business. If zcash is compelled to then they&#x27;re business will no longer exist, as the primary incentive to using it (privacy) is no longer there.<p>The question is whether a judge is willing to destroy a company in order to pursue law enforcement goals.<p>Regardless, this doesn&#x27;t mean zcash will die necessarily. As it will be open-source and has the ability to continue functioning without a centralized organization.