We did not fail him. Sure, we could have made it easier for him, but ultimately saying it was our fault removes any element of personal responsibility from him. 

If you are told that bitcoin is anonymous, and you know you need to have great opsec, you cannot trust and you must verify that claim. 

Still incredibly sad, he did not deserve to get axed by the government. Sometimes, there is nothing you can do to prevent a totalitarian regime from murdering dissidents. 

 we failed him - sure, responsibility ultimately fails on the individual, but we still failed him