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Tornado Cash's Discord Appears to go Dark
The crypto mixer's website seems to be offline for some users as well.
CORRECTION (Aug. 12, 12:47 UTC): Corrects headline and body to remove reference to an official message from Tornado Cash. Updates the body to clarify that there are reports of the website being offline for some users.
The Discord channel of sanctioned crypto-mixer Tornado Cash appears to have been taken offline.
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- Many users are not able to access Tornado Cash's Discord channel, according to multiple tweets by users.
@WUTornado @TornadoCash TornadoCash Discord server down? The invite doesn't work anymore:https://t.co/DzsTJ02S6c
— CryptoTe𝕊ter (@crypto_tester_) August 12, 2022
- Tornado Cash was added to the Office of Foreign Assets Control's sanctioned list on Monday.
- Some users also said that they could not access Tornado Cash's website, most likely due to internet services providers complying with the U.S. government's sanctions. Several users on Twitter, however, appear to bypass this by using special browsers.
- On Friday, a 29-year-old Tornado Cash developer was arrested by Netherland authorities in Amsterdam.
Oliver Knight
Oliver Knight is the co-leader of CoinDesk data tokens and data team. Before joining CoinDesk in 2022 Oliver spent three years as the chief reporter at Coin Rivet. He first started investing in bitcoin in 2013 and spent a period of his career working at a market making firm in the UK. He does not currently have any crypto holdings.
Eliza Gkritsi
Eliza Gkritsi is a CoinDesk contributor focused on the intersection of crypto and AI, having previously covered mining for two years. She previously worked at TechNode in Shanghai and has graduated from the London School of Economics, Fudan University, and the University of York. She owns 25 WLD. She tweets as @egreechee.
