US drops Tornado Cash sanctions, frontend remains compromised
The US Office of Foreign Assets Control ended sanctions against the crypto mixer Tornado Cash and claims to remain concerned about the DPRK.
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OFAC ‘overstepped’ on Tornado Cash sanctions, court orders reversal
OFAC has been ordered to remove addresses linked to Tornado Cash from its list of Specially Designated National and Blocked Persons.
Judge rules crypto protocols can be money transmitters without control
A judge has ruled on the compliance requirements for a crypto money transmitter — even if they do not control their users’ funds.
Samourai and Tornado Cash both pinning hopes on upcoming ruling
The question of whether Tornado Cash or Samourai ever controlled their users’ funds while transmitting them is a critical legal issue.
Treasury cited only three examples of illicit Tornado Cash use, says judge
The three cited examples are even more embarrassing for another reason: A separate, pre-existing sanction might have prevented them.
— DoJ, Tornado Cash
DoJ claims Tornado Cash indictment is not about ‘free speech’
Crypto supporters have rallied behind Tornado Cash founders to defend free speech. Turns out, this case has nothing to do with free speech.
— Hack, Tornado Cash
Tornado Cash funds ‘at risk’ after hacker injects malicious code
Malicious javascript code was reportedly introduced to Tornado Cash by a community contributor in a governance proposal two months ago.
Hackers switching to centralized exchanges to fund crypto attacks
In many cases, hackers are opting to skirt their way around exchanges' know-your-customer procedures when funding their accounts.
— Coin Center, Legal
Coin Center loses Tornado Cash lawsuit, intends to appeal
Coin Center's lawsuit against Janet Yellen over the Tornado Cash sanctions has been dismissed but it intends to appeal the decision.
Bitcoin’s CoinJoin services threatened by new FinCEN rules
Bitcoiners and anonymity-seeking crypto users are concerned about new FinCEN rules for coin-mixing services like CoinJoin.