So there's this random guy called FatManTerra who usually babbles about Luna but is now claiming that Chipmixer is a NSA honeypot
Mind debunking that news for us?
Try our customer service then try any gov customer service.
That response from ChipMixer means nothing. It's definitely not being run from a government office with a ChipMixer signboard. It is more likely being run by Chainalysis and being funded by Governments.
Why the US government, and not some other country?
It does not need to be US specific. It can be more like Pegasus Spyware, which can be used by any government against payment.
Speculating won't matter, what if the speculation is meant to spread doubt on a service they can't stop in any other way?
Call it speculation, but the author has definitely raised some compelling points that is raising doubt. Also, if I remember correctly, ChipMixer clearnet hosting IP was outed in public, as they never used CloudFlare for cover. So, government could stop it's operation on clearnet pretty easily. Hence,
they can't stop in any other way is not a correct statement IMHO.