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Tornado Cash
Tornado Cash Devs Are Caught in a U.S. Dragnet
The Treasury and Defense Departments are working to stop North Korean hackers — with little to show for it.
How Charges Against Tornado Cash Developers Could Alter Future of DeFi
The Department of Justice alleged that two Tornado Cash developers, Roman Storm and Roman Semenov, have laundered "more than $1 billion" with the crypto privacy mixer, including "hundreds of millions" for North Korea's Lazarus Group. "The Hash" panel discusses the indictment and what it could mean for the future of decentralized finance.
Crypto Developers Are Being Charged Because They 'Opened the Door' to Illegal Activity: Lawyer
Tully & Weiss criminal defense attorney Joseph Tully weighs in on Tornado Cash developers Roman Storm and Roman Semenov facing allegations of money laundering and sanctions violations. "This is sort of along the same lines of law that we've seen starting with Napster, BitTorrent...even Silk Road, where developers are being charged not for things that they did, but because they opened the door, so to speak, for illegal activity," Tully said.
Tornado Cash Devs Charged With Money Laundering and Sanctions Violations
Tornado Cash developers Roman Storm and Roman Semenov were charged with violating sanctions and helping exploiters launder more than $1 billion, including "hundreds of millions" for North Korea's Lazarus Group, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney's Office of Southern District of New York. CoinDesk's global policy and regulation managing editor Nikhilesh De discusses what the legal developments could mean for the future of crypto privacy mixers.
Tornado Cash Devs Charged With Helping Hackers Launder $1B, Including Infamous North Korean Attacks
Both Roman Semenov and Roman Storm were charged; Storm was arrested.
Privacy Mixer Tornado Cash Is an Entity, Judge Says
We have yet another court ruling finding a decentralized autonomous organization is an association.
Coinbase-Backed Group Loses Lawsuit Arguing Tornado Cash Sanctions Overstepped U.S. Treasury's Authority
A group of crypto investors and developers lost a lawsuit funded by Coinbase that sought to argue the U.S. Treasury Department overstepped its authority in sanctioning Tornado Cash, a mixing service designed to make crypto transactions anonymous. "The Hash" panel weighs in on the latest developments for Tornado Cash.
Coinbase-Backed Group Loses Lawsuit Arguing Tornado Cash Sanctions Overstepped U.S. Treasury's Authority
The group of developers and investors sued the Treasury Department last year.
Blockchain Association Files Amicus Brief in Coin Center Lawsuit Against U.S. Treasury Over Tornado Cash Sanctions
In a statement, the trade group’s CEO Kristin Smith, said that regulatory actions should only target bad actors and not punish the crypto mixing tool.
Lawyers Challenging U.S. Tornado Cash Sanctions Say Free Speech Is at Stake
Open source software isn’t property, and current sanctions laws are ill-equipped to handle this, lawyers argue.
