Tornado Cash

OFAC sanctioned Tornado Cash in 2022, claiming the mixer had been used to launder more than $7 billion in crypto

Jerry Brito and Robin Weisman will step down from their positions at the end of the year following 10 years with Coin Center

Plus, the latest PCE data reinforces expectations of continued dovish Fed policy

The case against Tornado Cash founder Roman Storm for alleged money laundering and sanctions violations will continue, judge rules

New study from the New York Federal Reserve shows Tornado Cash is still a “viable” privacy tool despite government sanctions

The US government is looking to seriously inhibit people from using and accessing crypto mixing services

Alexey Pertsev’s verdict by a Dutch Court shouldn’t impact Roman Storm’s upcoming trial, CoinCenter’s Peter Van Valkenburgh says

Is it time to treat memecoin launches as the new standard moving forward?

Plus: The Tornado Cash case continues and Farcaster’s devs are now unicorns

It’s taken years for BlackRock to start working with Ethereum — and crypto ruined it within minutes

Roman Sterlingov was originally arrested in 2021

Illicit addresses sent $22.2 billion worth of cryptocurrency in 2023, a 29.5% decrease from 2022, according to the latest report from Chainalysis

Plaintiffs in two cases are bringing their battle against the US Treasury Department to federal appellate courts

Swan’s banking and custodial partners “will no longer service clients who directly interact with bitcoin mixing services” the company told users Friday

The proposed rule mandates that regulated financial entities flag transactions suspected of involving crypto mixing, especially those with international implications

The Tornado Cash story tells us that Web3 users want privacy and regulators want compliance — but there’s a way to have both

Cherry picking or smart legal analysis? Attorneys clash over how to interpret FinCEN guidance in light of Tornado Cash indictment

Should crypto developers be held liable if their tech is used for criminal behavior?

Two founders are charged with money laundering a week after a judge opted to back up sanctions against Tornado Cash

Peter Van Valkenburgh argues that the indictment against Tornado Cash contradicts FinCEN guidelines

The inclusion of Roman Semenov on the sanctions list marks an escalation of the US government’s previous investigations into the crypto mixer

US Judge Robert Pitman ruled that Tornado Cash is a “person” under law, referencing its founders, developers and DAO

Mango Markets exploiter Avraham Eisenberg’s prosecution sends a warning to attackers, while US sanctions against Tornado Cash raise risks for laundering stolen funds, according to TRM Labs

After a governance takeover, the perpetrator offers a proposal, but the community is skeptical