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A years-long legal battle between crypto policy group Coin Center and the US Treasury Department over the sanctioning of crypto mixer Tornado Cash has officially come to an end. In a June 7 post on X, Coin Center director Peter…
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With his criminal trial just weeks away, Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm is speaking out and denying any wrongdoing. In a recent interview with Crypto in America, Storm said the U.S. government is prosecuting him for writing open-source code, not…
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The attacker(s) that exploited the Cork protocol for millions earlier this year has resurfaced to launder their loot and make a surprise donation. On Wednesday, June 25, blockchain security firm PeckShield Alert flagged renewed activity from wallet addresses tied to…
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On-chain data reveals that the attacker behind the Magic Internet Money or MIM hack in March 2025 recently sent through $7.5m worth of stolen funds into crypto mixer platform Tornado Cash. According to on-chain data from blockchain security firm CertiK,…
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Roman Storm, the embattled co-founder of the privacy mixer Tornado Cash is still receiving industry support as the Ethereum Foundation steps in with fresh financial support for his upcoming hearing. According to a recent announcement, the Ethereum Foundation is donating…
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Hearings on the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act took place on June 4, 2025. The bill is a bipartisan legislation clarifying the market structure for digital assets. Before the hearings, Democrats accused the Securities and Exchange Commission of withholding crucial…
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Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm faces a trial in the United States in July, and a federal judge has declined to order the U.S. Department of Justice to review its records related to the case. Judge Katherine Polk Failla, in…
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The U.S. Department of Justice has dropped a portion of the criminal case against Roman Storm, co-founder of the crypto mixer Tornado Cash, weeks ahead of his trial set for July 14. In a letter dated May 15, Acting U.S.…
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Roughly 46% of hacked funds sit idle on-chain, suggesting opportunities for post-incident recovery, analysts at Global Ledger say. Hackers are quick, but the systems chasing them are still catching up. A new report by blockchain intelligence firm Global Ledger, based…
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On May 5, 2025, it was revealed that the DOJ was well-informed that the crypto mixer Samourai Wallet didn’t fit the definition of a money transmitter. However, it didn’t stop the prosecution: Samourai co-founders were arrested anyway. A year later,…
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On Mar. 26, an open letter signed by 34 crypto companies urged the U.S. senators and congressmen to correct the code interpretation by the Department of Justice, where the DOJ suggested that web3 developers like the Tornado Cash team were…
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Tornado cash has been ported to the newly launched MegaETH public testnet following the removal of sanctions against the protocol. The crypto privacy protocol Tornado Cash was ported to MegaETH testnet, as originally reported by The Block. Developer Gunboats named…
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Coinbase’s chief legal officer, Paul Grewal, has criticized the U.S. Treasury for trying to dismiss the Tornado Cash lawsuit by claiming the case is now moot. On Mar. 21, the U.S. Department of the Treasury officially removed Tornado Cash and…
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The U.S. Department of the Treasury has lifted sanctions against Tornado Cash, a decentralized cryptocurrency mixer, effectively legalizing its use for American citizens. This move reverses the August 2022 sanctions imposed by the Office of Foreign Assets Control, which had…
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Although Bybit CEO Ben Zhou says 88% of stolen crypto is still traceable, the recent Bybit hack has been linked to an unprecedented money laundering operation. Is money laundering via crypto on the rise? Let’s break it down. BlackRock’s Larry…
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North Korea’s Lazarus Group continues its crypto laundering operations, moving illicit funds while deploying new malware to target developers and steal digital assets. On Mar. 13, blockchain security firm CertiK detected a deposit of 400 Ethereum (ETH), worth around $750,000,…
