Tornado Cash
March 21, 2025
Tornado Cash Token Soars as U.S. Lifts OFAC Sanctions
The decentralized crypto mixer has been banned in the United States since 2022.
February 19, 2025
Iran and Other Sanctioned Nations Are Using Crypto to Skirt Global Regulations: Chainalysis
U.S.-sanctioned countries accounted for nearly 39% of illicit crypto transactions in 2024, according to Chainalysis.
January 23, 2025
TORN Surges Over 150% After US Appeals Court Lifted Tornado Cash Sanctions
The U.S. court found that smart contracts can’t be considered property of a foreign national entity and, therefore, cannot be sanctioned.
December 21, 2024
Tornado Cash Dev Wants Charges Tossed after Appeals Court Nixes Sanctions
Roman Storm is asking a U.S. court to dismiss money laundering charges after an appeals court found the government could not sanction the mixing service he co-created.
November 27, 2024
U.S. Appeals Court Reverses Tornado Cash Sanctions
The court found that Tornado’s Cash’s smart contracts do not comprise property and thus cannot be sanctioned.
November 25, 2024
Tornado Cash Developer Alexey Pertsev’s Detention Prolonged
Alexey Pertsev is waiting to appeal a five-year prison sentence.
April 29, 2024
DoJ Opposes Motion to Dismiss Charges Against Tornado Cash Developer
The Department of Justice said Roman Storm profited to the tune of millions while working on Tornado Cash.
September 07, 2023
Vitalik Buterin Co-authors Paper Addressing Blockchain Privacy
‘Privacy Pools’ Aim To Facilitate Compliance Without Sacrificing Privacy
August 23, 2023
DoJ Charges Tornado Cash Founders with Money Laundering and Sanctions Violations
Treasury Adds Roman Semenov To Specially Designated Nationals List
May 23, 2023
Hackers Steal $1M From Tornado Cash, Then Propose to Fix Governance Takeover
Malicious Governance Takeover Allowed Tornado Cash Hacker To Steal $1M
