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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
Roger Ver Rejects Blockstream CEO’s Invitation, Remains Loyal to Bitcoin Cash Over BTC
26.3.2024
Roger Ver, an early Bitcoin investor, has decided to continue supporting Bitcoin Cash (BCH) over Bitcoin (BTC) despite an invitation from Blockstream CEO Adam Back to rejoin the Bitcoin community. Ver criticizes layer two blockchain solutions, like Back’s Liquid Network, as centralized...
Dutch Prosecutors Reportedly Charge Tornado Cash Developer With Money Laundering
21.3.2024
Alexey Pertsev, a developer for Tornado Cash, has reportedly been indicted by prosecutors in the Netherlands. They accuse him of laundering $1.2 billion. Pertsev’s attorney confirmed the prosecutors’ intent to charge his client. According to Dutch prosecutors, while a crypto-mixing...
Tornado Cash Dev Pertsev's $1.2B Money Laundering Allegations Detailed Ahead of Dutch Trial
20.3.2024
Pertsev's trial is set to take place on March 26 and 27 in a 'S-Hertegonbosch court
Nigerian Fintech Startup Chipper Cash Lays Off Employees in US, UK
18.3.2024
The Nigerian fintech startup, Chipper Cash, recently abolished the roles of 20 workers based in the U.S. and U.K. The CEO Ham Serunjogi said this decision aligns with its goal of maintaining high operational efficiency and moves the startup closer to profitability. Layoffs Set Chipper Cash...
North Korean Hackers Used Tornado Cash to Launder $12M From Heco Bridge Hack: Elliptic
14.3.2024
Notorious North Korean hackers Lazarus Group has returned to sanctioned coin mixing service Tornado Cash to launder $12 million worth of ether {{ETH}}
Arbitrum Proposal to Fund Tornado Cash Developers Defense Withdrawn
11.3.2024
A proposal aiming to contribute to funding the legal defense of the developers of Tornado Cash, the Ethereum-based mixing platform, was removed by the Arbitrum community over apparent legal concerns. Devansh Mehta, lead of the working group of the Arbitrum treasury, criticized the move, stating...
Arbitrum Community Reverses Decision on Funding Tornado Cash Developer Legal Defense
11.3.2024
The Arbitrum DAO has retracted a proposal that aimed to provide financial support for the legal defense costs of Tornado Cash's developers.
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Bitcoin Mega Whale Resurfaces, JPMorgan Expects BTC Price to Drop, Bitcoin Cash Soars 40%, and More — Week in Review
10.3.2024
A significant bitcoin “mega whale” moved 3,000 vintage bitcoins from 2010 as BTC peaked at $69,210. JPMorgan predicted a post-halving drop in bitcoin’s price to $42,000, citing current euphoria levels. Meanwhile, bitcoin cash experienced a 40% surge in anticipation of...
Bitcoin Cash Soars 40% in 24 Hours as Market Eyes Upcoming Halving and Adaptive Block Size Upgrade
2.3.2024
On Saturday, March 2, the valuation of bitcoin cash witnessed a significant increase, climbing over 40% within a 24-hour span to reach a peak of $451 each. This upward trend is attributed to the anticipated halving event, set to happen in 16 days, and the forthcoming 2024 upgrade, which is expected...
Tornado Cash Reportedly Suffers Backend Exploit, User Deposits at Risk
26.2.2024
User deposits on decentralized privacy protocol Tornado Cash are reportedly at risk following the insertion of malicious code in the protocol's back end, according to a Medium post by community member Gas404
User Alert: Tornado Cash Developers Warn of Risk to Funds Deposited Since Jan. 1
26.2.2024
Tornado Cash developers have issued a scam warning to cryptocurrency users who made deposits via the IPFS’ gateways between Jan. 1 and Feb. 24. Developers suspect that an exploiter may have “leaked” Tornado Cash deposits during this period to a server under their control....
GoFundMe Delists Tornado Cash Legal Crowdfunding Campaign – Here’s More
16.2.2024
Popular crowdfunding network GoFundMe has pulled down the legal aid fundraiser for Tornado Cash co-founder and developer, citing a breach. In a Feb 15 X (formerly Twitter) post, Ryan Adams, an investor in Bankless Ventures alerted the digital asset community of the recent developments in...
Is It Too Late to Buy Bitcoin Cash? BCH Price Takes Off as New Bitcoin Protocol Raises $10.7 Million
12.2.2024
Leading Bitcoin Fork Bitcoin Cash has undertaken an impressive +15% price increase and traders are now wondering whether it’s too late to buy into Bitcoin Cash at these levels. This article will provide an analysis of BCH’s current price trends and look to see whether a newer Bitcoin token...
How can accepting Bitcoin cash transform your business?
12.2.2024
Bitcoin Cash ( BCH) is an electronic cash peer-to-peer system born due to a hard fork from Bitcoin in 2017. It intends to provide fast, inexpensive transactions focusing on scalability and openness. Given that they have bigger block sizes than Bitcoin, BCH enables quicker and cheaper transactions...
How the Crypto Industry Responded to FinCEN's Proposed Mixer Rule
30.1.2024
Last October, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network proposed implementing a new regulatory regime for crypto mixing services that would treat the entire class of privacy tools as money laundering threats and force new recordkeeping rules on U.S. people or entities that use them. The industry...
Why Tornado Cash Remains the Most Pivotal Legal Case in Crypto
24.1.2024
Edward Snowden has backed a legal defense campaign for Roman Storm and Alexey Pertsev, coders behind the mixing service. They deserve the support of the crypto community, which has fundamental rights at stake in the case
Tornado Cash Developers Storm, Pertsev Raise Over $350K for Legal Defense With Support From Snowden
24.1.2024
A legal fund for the defense of Tornado Cash co-founders Roman Storm and Alexey Pertsev has received more than $350,675 and public support from Edward Snowden, the former NSA whistleblower
Edward Snowden Urges Crypto Community to Fund Tornado Cash Pioneer’s Legal Defense
24.1.2024
Former CIA contractor and whistleblower Edward Snowden on Tuesday called for financial aid to support Tornado Cash founder Roman Storm’s legal defense. Storm and his co-founder Semenov were arrested in Aug. 2023 for alleged sanctions violations in the US through their crypto mixing service, accused...
Tornado Cash Co-Founder Braces for Precedent-Setting Trial in US
23.1.2024
Roman Storm, facing multiple federal charges related to his role in the creation of Tornado Cash, is bracing for a trial in the United States. Scheduled for September 2024, the trial could have far-reaching implications for the crypto industry and digital privacy laws. Roman Storm Pledges Vigorous...