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How to Stop Illegal Activity on Tornado Cash (Without Using Sanctions)
Rather than sanctioning code, U.S. authorities should have targeted the human intermediaries.
The Problem Tornado Cash Raises About Base Layer Censorship on Ethereum
Requiring validators and others to censor blocks would be an unwarranted expansion of sanctions law.
US Treasury Blacklists Several More Bitcoin Addresses Allegedly Tied to Iran Ransomware Attacks
The sanctions watchdog agency added several bitcoin addresses allegedly used in ransomware attacks to its blacklist.
US Treasury Explains How Americans Can Recover Crypto Locked in Tornado Cash
The Treasury's sanctions watchdog added Tornado Cash to its blacklist last month.
Crypto Engineers, Investors Sue US Treasury Over Tornado Cash Sanctions
The Treasury’s sanctions watchdog, OFAC, exceeded its authority in blacklisting smart contract wallets, six plaintiffs allege in a new suit.
Can Privacy-Focused Bitcoin Projects Avoid OFAC Sanctions?
Bitcoin that’s been sent through privacy-preserving mixers could be vulnerable to censorship. But there are some workarounds in progress.
Wife of Arrested Tornado Cash Developer Denies Russia Secret Service Links
Financial-crime analysts at Kharon have connected Alexey Pertsev, who is currently in a Dutch prison awaiting trial on suspicion of facilitating money laundering via crypto protocols, to Russian espionage.
Rep Tom Emmer Asks Treasury Department to Explain Tornado Cash Sanctions
U.S. Congressman Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) asked the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) to explain its sanctioning of crypto mixer Tornado Cash in an open letter tweeted Tuesday. CoinDesk Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses the details.
US Lawmaker Emmer Asks Treasury Department to Explain Tornado Cash Sanctions
Treasury's sanctions watchdog sanctioned Tornado Cash earlier this month on allegations it helped North Korea's Lazarus Group launder millions of stolen crypto funds.
