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Crypto Engineers, Investors Sue US Treasury Over Tornado Cash Sanctions
8.9.2022
The Treasury’s sanctions watchdog, OFAC, exceeded its authority in blacklisting smart contract wallets, plaintiffs allege in a new suit
Zipmex Engages Financial Advisors, 16 Afghan Exchanges Shut Down, CoinSwitch Kuber Raided, Singapore Sends Questionnaires to Crypto Firms + More News
26.8.2022
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Wife of Pertsev, Arrested Tornado Cash Developer, Denies Russia Secret Service Links
26.8.2022
Alexey Pertsev is in jail for 90 days pending a trial on suspicion of facilitating money laundering using crypto protocols
Tornado in the Coal Mine — How Globalists Plan to Penalize Privacy and the Poor
26.8.2022
No privacy. No property. No prosperity. If you follow the news, you’ve seen the trend — putting legal limits on cash transactions, the emergence of surveillance-oriented, central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), and more recently, crypto mixing platform Tornado Cash being sanctioned...
Tether’s Tornado Cash Noncompliance Is Less Brave Than You Think
25.8.2022
The world’s largest stablecoin issuer won't freeze tainted addresses, for now
Tornado Cash Saga Fuels Protest After Developer's Arrest
25.8.2022
Open source development, free speech and privacy are all under fire with the arrest of an alleged Tornado Cash developer. Plus: interviews from the #FreeAlexPertsev protest
Ruling to keep Tornado Cash developer in jail for 90 days sparks backlash
25.8.2022
A judge ruled that the developer must stay in jail for 90 days while awaiting charges and a court date
Stablecoin Issuer Tether Won’t Freeze Tornado Cash Addresses, Says Premature Freezing Could Jeopardize Investigations
24.8.2022
While the crypto community is still talking about the U.S. government banning the ethereum mixing platform Tornado Cash, the stablecoin issuer Tether Holdings Limited revealed on Wednesday that the company would not “freeze Tornado Cash addresses.” Tether’s recently published...
Tether says it would not freeze sanctioned Tornado Cash addresses unless instructed by law enforcement
24.8.2022
"In our dealings with law enforcement we are sometimes specifically instructed not to freeze addresses as this could alert suspects," says Tether
Tether Sticks to Decision Not to Bar Tornado Cash Addresses
24.8.2022
The stablecoin issuer sees a freeze of secondary Tornado Cash addresses as premature, and awaits more clarity from U.S. authorities
Alleged Tornado Developer Pertsev Must Stay In Jail, Dutch Judge Rules
24.8.2022
Pertsev’s arrest for involvement in the now-sanctioned crypto mixer generated consternation in the Web3 community
Rep. Emmer demands an explanation of OFAC’s Tornado Cash sanction from Sec. Yellen
23.8.2022
The Minnesota Republican highlighted the practical issues that could allegedly arise from the placement of smart contract addresses on the SDN list in a series of pointed questions
US Lawmaker Emmer Asks Treasury Department to Explain Tornado Cash Sanctions
23.8.2022
U.S Congressman Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) asked the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) to explain its sanctioning of privacy mixer Tornado Cash
Tornado Cash saga highlights legal issues affecting the crypto market
23.8.2022
As support for Tornado Cash developer Alexey Pertsev mounts, questions regarding the legality of his arrest and the future of DeFi innovation continue to come to the forefront
USDC whale holdings percentage lowest in almost two years
22.8.2022
USDC tokens held by the largest addresses have dropped to a two-year low as Circle freezes Tornado Cash-related assets
USDC whale holdings percentage lowest in almost two years
22.8.2022
USDC tokens held by the largest addresses have dropped to a two-year low as Circle freezes Tornado Cash-related assets
Ethereum’s Pivot to Proof-of-Stake Consensus Worries Users About the Possibility of Protocol Level Censorship
22.8.2022
The upcoming consensus change that Ethereum, the second largest cryptocurrency by market cap, is planning to execute in September has worried many users about the possibility of censorship happening at a protocol level. This means that, even by interacting directly with smart contracts, blacklisted...
Arrest of Tornado Cash Developer Draws Dutch Crypto Community Protest
21.8.2022
After the detention of Alexey Pertsev, campaigners worry holding developers accountable for malicious use of code could have a dangerous, chilling effect
Uniswap Censors 253 Crypto Addresses Blacklisted for Crime, Sanction Associations
20.8.2022
According to a recently published report, the decentralized exchange (dex) Uniswap has blocked roughly 253 cryptocurrency addresses allegedly tied to crimes or government sanctions. The information was discovered by the software developer Banteg who analyzed and saved the shared logs from...
#FreeAlexPertsev: Protests Planned for Amsterdam Following Tornado Cash Developer’s Arrest
19.8.2022
The jailed Tornado Cash developer has sparked controversy in crypto. Should open source contributors be held accountable for what others do with their creations?