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Alexey Pertsev, the Tornado Cash developer convicted of money laundering in 2024, has been released from prison under electronic monitoring as he continues his legal battle. The 31-year-old Russian national, sentenced to 64 months in a Dutch prison last May,…
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Tornado Cash developer Alexey Pertsev claims he will be released from prison on Feb. 7 after a Dutch Court canceled his pretrial detention in exchange for electronic monitoring. In a post on X, Pertsev declared that he will be released…
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On Jan. 22, Roman Storm, a co-founder of the privacy-focused cryptocurrency protocol Tornado Cash, shared his thoughts about the ongoing money-laundering conspiracy prosecution against him on X. Members of the crypto dev community showed their support. Over the years, Tornado…
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Tornado Cash’s TORN token jumped 124% on Jan. 22 as speculators reacted to news that a court ruling lifted U.S. sanctions on the platform’s smart contracts. Tornado Cash’s (TORN) token surged 124% on Jan. 22 following a Jan. 21 court…
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Crypto security expert Michael Lewellen has sued the U.S. Department of Justice for its “flawed and unjust” approach to blockchain code development.
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The U.S. Department of Justice has indicted three Russian nationals for operating sanctioned crypto mixers allegedly tapped by North Korean criminals.
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A U.S. appeals court ruled that the Treasury exceeded its authority by sanctioning Tornado Cash’s immutable smart contracts, declaring them outside the scope of federal property laws. On Nov. 26, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a prior ruling…
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District Judge Katherine Polk Failla ruled in favor of a trial against Tornado Cash and Roman Storm, causing an outcry from the crypto community. Judge Failla denied the defendants’ motion to dismiss, asserting that the possible uses of code were…
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The WazirX exploiter continues to move thousands of the stolen assets across new wallets, with part of the latest batch laundered through crypto mixer Tornado Cash. Blockchain security platform Cyvers recently indexed the transfer of exactly 5,001 Ethereum (ETH) from…
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OKX chief operating officer Star Xu warned account holders against Tornado Cash (TORN), saying any interaction with the platform would result in a ban. In a statement posted on X, the CEO announced that any users who have been previously…
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The attacker behind the Unizen hack has moved over $2 million of stolen assets to Tornado cash more than four months after the attack. According to blockchain security firm PeckShield, the attacker laundered a total of 865.4 ETH (ETH), approximately…
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Judge Katherine Polk Failla postponed the trial of Roman Storm, co-founder of Tornado Cash. What is happening in this controversial case, and is the crypto mixer responsible for its users? Due to the case’s complexity, the co-founder of the notorious…
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We examine the dual-edged sword of privacy in crypto, looking into how anonymity tools like mixers and privacy coins have impacted mass adoption amidst rising financial crimes. On Jan. 3, 2009, the public got the chance to experience what anonymity…
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Blockchain security firm CertiK confirmed it was behind a bug exploit that resulted in an unauthorized withdrawal of $3 million worth of tokens from Kraken. New York-headquartered blockchain security firm CertiK has admitted to being behind a bug exploit that…
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Decentralized lending protocol UwU Lend has unveiled a $5 million bounty to “identify and locate” the exploiter. Developers of UwU Lend are promising to pay up to $5 million “to the first person to identify and locate” a hacker, who…
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Tornado Cash (TORN) price and defi total value locked (TVL) surged while the broader crypto market has been consolidating in bearish condition.
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