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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?
Wife of arrested Tornado Cash dev forbidden to speak with him — Rally organized
19.8.2022
Speaking with Cointelegraph, Ksenia Malik stated that Dutch authorities are treating her husband as if he were “were a dangerous criminal” and that the creation of open-source software should never be criminalized
Treasury Tornado Cash Sanctions Are ‘Unprecedented’, Warns US Congressman
18.8.2022
With just 28 legislative days left this year, “it’s unlikely that any crypto legislation is going to move,” U.S. Representative Tom Emmer said on CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover” show
Ukraine has shown the value cryptocurrency offers to real people
18.8.2022
Ukrainian refugees have used cryptocurrency to survive. And contrary to what critics believe, sanctions have prevented Russia from finding much use for crypto
Tornado Cash sanctions will ultimately undermine the US and strengthen crypto
17.8.2022
Like any aging empire, America is reacting to its competition
Tornado Cash Fallout: Can Ethereum Be Censored?
17.8.2022
In light of OFAC’s Tornado Cash sanctions, Ethereum's community debates what to do if validators censor sanctioned addresses
Tornado Cash ban could spell disaster for other privacy protocols — Manta co-founder
17.8.2022
The ban of Tornado Cash in the U.S. could have ripple effects across Web3 protocols, particularly ones that offer privacy on the blockchain
The Downside of Sanctioning Tornado Cash
16.8.2022
OFAC’s blacklisting of an Ethereum smart contract stands to compromise innocent users’ privacy while doing little to stop bad actors
Tornado Cash Sanctions Are Spiraling Into Compliance Nightmares
16.8.2022
Crypto privacy mixer Tornado Cash drew attention last week after the U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned the service last week. The implications of complying with the sanctions are starting to sink in with the rest of the industry, raising questions about just what compliance looks like
Tornado Cash US Ban Is ‘Bad Precedent,’ but Monero Was ‘Made for This’: Cake Wallet Exec
16.8.2022
Justin Ehrenhofer, vice president of operations at Cake Wallet, joined CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover,” to discuss the implications of the government regulation when it comes to privacy coins
Tornado Cash shows that DeFi can’t escape regulation
16.8.2022
DeFi developers seriously need to consider working with regulators on compliance issues if they want their projects to succeed
USDT market cap up by $2 billion following Tornado Cash debacle
16.8.2022
Tether's market capitalization has reversed a three-month downtrend while USDC sees a drop in value after the U.S. imposed sanctions against Tornado Cash
Coin Center Says OFAC’s Tornado Cash Ban ‘Exceeds Statutory Authority,’ Plans to ‘Engage’ With US Watchdog
16.8.2022
On August 15, the non-profit that focuses on policy issues facing crypto assets, Coin Center, published a blog post that says the organization is looking at the legality of the recent Tornado Cash sanctions enforced by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC)....
Tornado Cash Latest: Community Fights Back Against Sanctions, TVL Dropped 26% Since US Treasury Decision
16.8.2022
An increasing number of crypto and privacy advocates are attempting to fight back against the United States Treasury's decision to ban the popular crypto mixing service Tornado Cash.
Most recently, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a nonprofit organization defending civil liberties in...
Coin Center may challenge US Treasury's sanctions on Tornado Cash in court
15.8.2022
“By treating autonomous code as a ‘person’ OFAC exceeds its statutory authority,” said Coin Center's Jerry Brito and Peter Van Valkenburgh
Stop Attacking DeFi Founders for Complying With the Tornado Cash Sanction
15.8.2022
Law Decoded, Aug. 8-15: In the eye of Tornado Cash
15.8.2022
U.S. Treasury links the crypto mixer with $7 billion worth of laundered money
Crypto Economy’s Top Privacy Coins Take a Hit After US Government Banned Tornado Cash
15.8.2022
Following the U.S. government prohibiting the use of the ethereum mixing service Tornado Cash, the crypto economy’s top privacy coins lost more than 8% in USD value the following evening after the ban announcement. The top privacy coins like monero and zcash managed to recover the losses...
Tornado Cash community fund multi-signature wallet disbands amid sanctions
15.8.2022
The peer-elected signatories for Tornado Cash’s community fund have left the management of the wallet to the DAO