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US Judge Extends Date for Tornado Cash Co-Founder’s Trial
15.7.2024
The trial of the co-founder of the controversial crypto mixer Tornado Cash, Roman Storm, on the accusations of money laundering has been pushed back by three months. Judge Katherine Polk Failla of the Southern District of New York granted the defense’s request for a delay, citing...
Tornado Cash Co-Founder Alexey Pertsev Denied Bail by Dutch Court
15.7.2024
Alexey Pertsev, the co-founder and developer behind Tornado Cash, was denied bail by a Dutch court on Friday, according to DLNews
Tornado Cash developer Alexey Pertsev denied bail while awaiting appeal
14.7.2024
Pertsev will now spend the next year in prison while his lawyers prepare an appeal for money laundering charges
Tornado Cash developer Alexey Pertsev denied bail while preparing appeal
14.7.2024
Pertsev will now spend the next year in prison while his lawyers prepare an appeal for money laundering charges
Conduct Versus Code May Be the Defining Question in Roman Storm Prosecution
12.7.2024
Prosecutors and Roman Storm's attorneys met in court Friday to argue over motions to dismiss the charges against the developer and address evidentiary questions
Twisters Is Already The Movie Of The Summer And It’s Not Even Out Yet
12.7.2024
Twisters, the sequel to the 1996 iconic action flick Twister, is out next week on July 19. Until recently, you might not have even heard of the upcoming film, starring Top Gun: Maverick’s Glen Powell and Normal People’s Daisy Edgar-Jones. As a huge fan of the original movie, and an unabashed...
CoinStats exploiter moves almost $1M to Tornado Cash
10.7.2024
CoinStats said in a July 5 update that it’s still investigating the incident and is taking action to secure its new infrastructure
Pancake Bunny hacker siphons $2.9M of Ether through Tornado Cash
8.7.2024
Three years after the Pancake Bunny flash loan attack, the hacker moved $3 million in ETH through Tornado Cash
PancakeBunny hacker siphons $2.9M Ether in Tornado Cash
8.7.2024
Three years after the PancakeBunny flash loan attack, the hacker moved $3 million in ETH through Tornado Cash
AI makes it even easier for governments to surveil you — Nym CEO
26.6.2024
Nym CEO Harry Halpin tells The Agenda podcast that artificial intelligence makes it easier than ever to conduct surveillance against activists and dissidents
Crypto community backs Tornado Cash devs with $2.3M legal fund
19.6.2024
Tornado Cash’s founders and developers are in the legal crosshairs, but the crypto community argues merely writing code shouldn’t be a crime
Remilia hacker moves $4.3M to Tornado Cash
17.6.2024
Nonfungible tokens and Ether worth millions were stolen on March 16 from the Remilia DAO and transferred to an unknown wallet address
Samourai Wallet shutdown: implications for other privacy & self-custody tools
14.6.2024
The seizure of the Samourai Wallet website and the indictment of its founders might have implications for other privacy-preserving self-custodial tools
Orbit Chain hacker moves $48 million online via Tornado Cash
10.6.2024
The hacker behind the theft of $48 million from Orbit Bridge has returned to the scene with the intention of transferring the funds using Tornado Cash. Incidentally, the figure hacked has now reached the value of $121 million, having passed a substantially long period. For those who...
Orbit Chain hacker moves $48M to Tornado Cash after months of ‘silence’
10.6.2024
The cross-chain bridge was exploited for $82 million over New Year’s Eve, with the funds sitting dormant since Jan. 1
Why is Bitcoin stagnated despite $2B in spot ETF inflows?
31.5.2024
Reasons for BTC's weakness include Mt. Gox coin movements, regulatory actions, and the U.S. Senate's anti-crypto lobby
Tornado Cash sentence 'radically unfair and unreasonable' — Nym CEO
30.5.2024
CEO Harry Halpin pointed to history and used Nazi Germany as an example of why digital privacy must be protected in the 21st century
Vitalik Buterin wallet contributes 30 ETH to Tornado Cash legal fund
30.5.2024
The fund had raised about 591 ETH at the time of this publication and will support the legal defense of Tornado Cash developers in their court battle to prove their innocence
Early Crypto Adopter: Unmatched Privacy of ZK Proofs Outweighs the Technology’s Perceived Disadvantages
22.5.2024
Although zero-knowledge (ZK) proofs are often considered complex to set up, Iva Wisher, co-founder of the Layer two platform Prom, argues that the technology’s unparalleled privacy, faster transaction finality, and overall efficiency outweigh any developmental complexity. Wisher, an early adopter...
Freedom of speech isn’t a ‘trump card’ for Tornado Cash developers
21.5.2024
Does code as freedom of speech mean that developers aren’t responsible for how their creations are used?