Samourai Wallet Charges Raise Existential Questions for Privacy Tech
Co-founders Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill are charged with money laundering related to the privacy-protecting wallet.
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Tornado Cash Dev Roman Storm Moves to Dismiss Indictment Over Crypto-Laundering Allegations
A Southern District of New York courthouse (Tracy Wang/CoinDesk archives)
Dutch Prosecutors Seek 64-Month Jail Sentence for Tornado Cash Dev Alexey Pertsev
The judge will deliver the verdict on May 14, the court said.
Did North Korea just send crypto to BlackRock via Tornado Cash?
Following the outlawing of the crypto mixing service Tornado Cash by United States authorities, the platform has remained operational outside … Continue reading
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Tornado Cash Dev Pertsev’s $1.2B Money Laundering Allegations Detailed Ahead of Dutch Trial
Pertsev’s trial is set to take place on March 26 and 27 in a ‘S-Hertegonbosch court.
North Korean Hackers Used Tornado Cash to Launder $12M From Heco Bridge Hack: Elliptic
Notorious North Korean hackers Lazarus Group has returned to sanctioned coin mixing service Tornado Cash to launder $12 million worth of ether {{ETH}}.
How the Crypto Industry Responded to FinCEN’s Proposed Mixer Rule
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 had a chance to weigh in. Here’s the gist of their responses.
Why Tornado Cash Remains the Most Pivotal Legal Case in Crypto
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
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.
U.S. Treasury Seeks to Name Crypto Mixers as ‘Money Laundering Concern’
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s financial crimes arm is proposing to label crypto mixers as a “primary money laundering concern” in its effort to combat illicit crypto finance, highlighting the terrorist groups that have benefited from anonymous crypto funds, including possibly Hamas.