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US senators, FBI aren’t opposed to crypto privacy: Railgun contributor
3.5.2024
Ethereum privacy protocol Railgun contributor Alan Scott Jr. says U.S. regulators and government agencies don’t get enough credit for genuinely “trying to understand” crypto
Senator Cynthia Lummis Slams DOJ For “Hyper-Aggressive” Crypto Stance On Self-Custody Wallets
2.5.2024
Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) is slamming the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) for its stance on self-custody wallets, according to a Wednesday post from Lummis’ official X account. Lummis' condemnation comes on the heels of the U.S. government pressing unlicensed money-transmitting charges against...
Coin Center Warns of DOJ Overreach in Tornado Cash, Samourai Wallet Cases
30.4.2024
The recent actions by the Department of Justice (DOJ) against non-custodial crypto wallet developers have sparked controversy and concern within the cryptocurrency community. According to Coin Center, these charges mark a significant shift from previous U.S. policies regarding money transmission...
Distilling the Tornado Cash and Samourai Suits
30.4.2024
There was a lot of news last week, but maybe the biggest news came Wednesday when the U.S. Department of Justice arrested two co-founders of Samourai Wallet, a bitcoin wallet that offered mixing services. The arrest ramps up the federal government's efforts to tamp down on what it sees as money...
Does Money Transmitting Require Control? DOJ Says No in Tornado Cash Litigation
29.4.2024
Since the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed its legal opposition to the pretrial motions of Tornado Cash developers Roman Storm and Roman Semenov, there has been a buzz within the cryptocurrency community regarding specific aspects of the court filing. A key point raised by the prosecutors is their...
DOJ’s Tornado Cash arguments show ‘obvious disdain for privacy’ — Lawyer
29.4.2024
DeFi Education Fund’s legal chief said the prosecutors’ arguments against Roman Storm’s motion to dismiss were “filled with technical inaccuracies.”
DOJ challenges motion to dismiss Tornado Cash co-founder’s charges
28.4.2024
According to the filing, the DOJ criticized Tornado Cash’s co-founders for inadequate changes to exclude sanctioned addresses
DOJ Counters Motion to Dismiss Charges Against Tornado Cash Developer
28.4.2024
In a notable development, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has countered a motion to dismiss the criminal charges against Roman Semenov, a developer of the cryptocurrency mixing service Tornado Cash, highlighting the alleged strength of its case in a recent court submission. Prosecutors Assert...
DOJ Counters Tornado Cash Developer Roman Storm’s Defense, Asserting Money Transmitting Operations
27.4.2024
The US DOJ has rejected Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm's motion to dismiss criminal charges, arguing that the defense's filing presented disputed facts that should be weighed by a jury rather than being resolved in an early-stage motion.
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DOJ Disputes Roman Storm's Characterization of Tornado Cash Operations in New Filing
27.4.2024
The U.S. Department of Justice rebuffed Roman Storm's motion to dismiss criminal charges against him late Friday
Crypto mixing is 'not a crime,' says CryptoQuant CEO
26.4.2024
The arrest of the founders of Samourai Wallet led to widespread concerns in the crypto community that the U.S. government was attempting to crack down on the industry
‘Privacy Is Not a Crime’ — Samourai Indictment Provokes Strong Reactions From Crypto Advocates
25.4.2024
On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Justice from the Southern District of New York brought charges against the creators of Samourai Wallet for running an unlicensed money transmission service and for engaging in money laundering activities. This development has left the cryptocurrency community...
Samourai Wallet Charges Raise Existential Questions for Privacy Tech
25.4.2024
Co-founders Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill are charged with money laundering related to the privacy-protecting wallet
New Twisters Movie Promo Lets You Get Blown At The Theater
9.4.2024
I am very much enjoying the return to a late-nineties-early-aughts-era style of movie promotions (like Dune: Part Two’s questionable-looking popcorn bucket), so I am excited to present to you what I have dubbed the Twisters Tube. According to a post shared on X (formerly Twitter) by Discussing...
‘Garbled Circuits’ Enable Transactional Confidentiality, Encourage Enterprise Web3 Adoption — COTI Co-Founder
9.4.2024
According to Shahaf Bar-Geffen, CEO of the privacy-centric Layer 2 network COTI, enterprises and mainstream organizations are not yet fully convinced of the benefits of complete privacy or true anonymity in any system. Bar-Geffen said the primary reason for this is that such systems often...
Crypto Advocacy Groups Support Tornado Cash Developer in Legal Battle – Here’s the Latest
7.4.2024
Crypto advocacy groups have come to the support of Roman Storm, the developer of Tornado Cash, in his ongoing legal battle.
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Decentralized Protocol OpenLeverage Suffers Multiple Hacks, Losing $230K: Report
1.4.2024
Permissionless lending and margin trading protocol OpenLeverage has reportedly fallen victim to multiple hacks draining $230K worth assets.
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Tornado Cash Developer Challenges Charges, Files Motion to Dismiss with Legal Arguments
31.3.2024
Roman Storm, co-founder of the cryptocurrency mixer Tornado Cash, has submitted a motion to dismiss all three charges against him, claiming that he did not operate a money laundering business and did not violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.
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Tornado Cash Dev Roman Storm Moves to Dismiss Indictment Over Crypto-Laundering Allegations
30.3.2024
Dutch Prosecutors Seek 64-Month Jail Sentence for Tornado Cash Dev Alexey Pertsev
27.3.2024
The judge will deliver the verdict on May 14, the court said