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What is Tornado Cash, and why did it get into trouble?

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What is Tornado Cash, and why did it get into trouble? 2025-05-07 at 12:16 By Cointelegraph by Dilip Kumar Patairya What is Tornado Cash? Tornado Cash is a decentralized, non-custodial crypto mixer designed to enhance transaction privacy on public blockchains. It uses smart contracts and zero-knowledge (ZK) proofs to conceal the onchain link between the […]

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US Lifts Sanctions Against Crypto Mixer Tornado Cash

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US Lifts Sanctions Against Crypto Mixer Tornado Cash 2025-03-24 at 14:46 By Ionut Arghire The US Department of the Treasury has removed sanctions against the fully decentralized cryptocurrency mixer service Tornado Cash. The post US Lifts Sanctions Against Crypto Mixer Tornado Cash appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original

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Tornado Cash verdict has chilling implications for crypto industry

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Tornado Cash verdict has chilling implications for crypto industry 2024-05-19 at 19:01 By Cointelegraph by Robert D. Knight The conviction of Tornado Cash developer Alexey Pertsev reinforces a very broad interpretation of criminal liability, which has major repercussions for blockchain. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

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Tornado Cash founder sent to prison, DeFi’s EU struggles: Finance Redefined

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Tornado Cash founder sent to prison, DeFi’s EU struggles: Finance Redefined 2024-05-17 at 23:01 By Cointelegraph by Prashant Jha The Tornado Cash developer has been detained in the Netherlands since August 2022 after the United States government blacklisted Tornado Cash. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

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North Korea used Tornado Cash to siphon HTX’s $147.5M loot: UN

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North Korea used Tornado Cash to siphon HTX’s $147.5M loot: UN 2024-05-15 at 16:01 By Cointelegraph by Arijit Sarkar A UN report reveals North Korean hackers laundered $150 million in stolen crypto assets through Tornado Cash in March 2024. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

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$20M exploit cripples Sonne Finance, hacker in no mood for negotiation

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$20M exploit cripples Sonne Finance, hacker in no mood for negotiation 2024-05-15 at 11:01 By Cointelegraph by Arijit Sarkar Sonne Finance halted operations after a hack drained $20 million in cryptocurrencies, including WETH and USDC. Efforts to recover the funds are ongoing. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to

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Tornado Cash developer guilty of money laundering

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Tornado Cash developer guilty of money laundering 2024-05-14 at 15:02 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Pertsev has been under arrest in the Netherlands since August 2022, after the United States government blacklisted Torn This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

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Stolen Poloniex Ether worth $53M never made it back to the exchange

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Stolen Poloniex Ether worth $53M never made it back to the exchange 2024-05-14 at 12:01 By Cointelegraph by Arijit Sarkar The Poloniex hacker moved over 17,800 Ether from six different wallets into a single Tornado Cash address. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

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Sens. Lummis, Wyden oppose Justice Dept. stance on Tornado Cash charges

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Sens. Lummis, Wyden oppose Justice Dept. stance on Tornado Cash charges 2024-05-13 at 23:01 By Cointelegraph by Derek Andersen If the Justice Dept. prevails in the case against the cryptocurrency mixer, internet service providers and the post office may also be liable to transmitter requirements, they said. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News

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WBTC thief spreads $71M loot across multiple crypto wallets

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WBTC thief spreads $71M loot across multiple crypto wallets 2024-05-08 at 12:01 By Cointelegraph by Arijit Sarkar Stolen crypto from a $71 million wallet impersonation scam is on the move after six days of dormancy. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

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Kronos Research hacker shifts funds to Tornado Cash

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Kronos Research hacker shifts funds to Tornado Cash 2024-05-07 at 11:01 By Cointelegraph by Prashant Jha Kronos Research was exploited for $25 million in November last year, and one of the six wallets linked to the hacker started moving funds to Tornado Cash on May 7. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View

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US senators, FBI aren’t opposed to crypto privacy: Railgun contributor

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US senators, FBI aren’t opposed to crypto privacy: Railgun contributor 2024-05-03 at 07:01 By Cointelegraph by Tom Mitchelhill 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. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to

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DOJ’s Tornado Cash arguments show ‘obvious disdain for privacy’ — Lawyer

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DOJ’s Tornado Cash arguments show ‘obvious disdain for privacy’ — Lawyer 2024-04-29 at 07:02 By Cointelegraph by Jesse Coghlan DeFi Education Fund’s legal chief said the prosecutors’ arguments against Roman Storm’s motion to dismiss were “filled with technical inaccuracies.” This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

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Crypto mixing is ‘not a crime,’ says CryptoQuant CEO

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Crypto mixing is ‘not a crime,’ says CryptoQuant CEO 2024-04-26 at 15:02 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai 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 This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original

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Advocacy groups warn of ‘adverse repercussions’ for crypto in case against Tornado Cash co-founder

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Advocacy groups warn of ‘adverse repercussions’ for crypto in case against Tornado Cash co-founder 2024-04-06 at 02:01 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright The Blockchain Association, Coin Center and DeFi Education Fund supported a motion for the U.S. government to dismiss charges against Roman Storm. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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HECO Chain exploiter anonymizes $145M of Ether on Tornado Cash in 8 days

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HECO Chain exploiter anonymizes $145M of Ether on Tornado Cash in 8 days 2024-03-22 at 13:02 By Cointelegraph by Arijit Sarkar In its largest transaction, the HECO Chain exploiter sent 11,300 ETH worth roughly $39.5 million in one transfer. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

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Hacker moves $10M from 2023 phishing incident to Tornado Cash

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Hacker moves $10M from 2023 phishing incident to Tornado Cash 2024-03-21 at 16:01 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra The funds were taken from a crypto whale in 2023 when the holder signed transactions that allowed the attacker to access the funds. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this

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Lazarus Group moves $12M from HTX, HECO hacks to Tornado Cash

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Lazarus Group moves $12M from HTX, HECO hacks to Tornado Cash 2024-03-15 at 02:11 By Cointelegraph by Ana Paula Pereira Despite U.S. sanctions, North Korea’s Lazarus Group has resumed laundering stolen crypto funds through Tornado Cash. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

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Arbitrum DAO removes proposal to fund Tornado Cash devs’ legal bills

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Arbitrum DAO removes proposal to fund Tornado Cash devs’ legal bills 2024-03-11 at 00:01 By Cointelegraph by Ana Paula Pereira An Arbitrum spokesperson confirmed that the proposal to fund Tornado Cash developers’ legal defense had been deleted at the author’s request. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this

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Arbitrum DAO votes on $1M fund for Tornado Cash devs’ legal defense

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Arbitrum DAO votes on $1M fund for Tornado Cash devs’ legal defense 2024-03-08 at 19:06 By Cointelegraph by Ana Paula Pereira The Arbitrum community is voting on a proposal to fund a “robust legal defense” for Tornado Cash developers Roman Storm and Alexey Pertsev. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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