OFAC: Tornado Cash linked to North Korean nukes
Months after being put on the SDN list, OFAC announced that Tornado Cash is linked to North Korea's nuke program in an effort to stomp Pyongyang's illegal weapons advancements.
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US looks to beef up Russia sanctions via crypto mixer crackdown
The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs held a hearing on tightening rules on Russia, with chair Sherrod Brown (D-OH) referencing the need to enforce "economic sanctions."
Publishing Tornado Cash code does not violate sanctions: US Treasury
The U.S. Department of Treasury has clarified that visiting the Tornado Cash website, copying its open source code, or making it available online or in print would not violate sanctions.
Coinbase funding Tornado Cash users’ lawsuit against US Treasury Department
Coinbase's Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal said the sanctions "set a dangerous precedent" and claims it will have a chilling effect on software development.
Report: Arrested Tornado Cash developer linked to Russian security service
The recently arrested software developer behind the Tornado Cash ‘coin mixer’ reportedly has links to Russia’s top security agency, adding yet another layer of controversy to an already sketchy ‘crypto’ service.
Dutch police arrest Tornado Cash developer, highlighting illegality of ‘coin mixers’
Dutch Fiscal Information and Investigation Service said the coin mixer had been used to launder over a billion dollars in criminal proceeds, including a hacker group with connections to North Korea.
UK NCA calls for tougher regulations on coin mixers
The National Crime Agency revealed how coin mixers could be used in the same way that cash businesses are often used by criminals to legitimize ill-gotten gains and move them into the financial system.
BTC’s ‘CoinPool’—scaling solution or fancy coin mixer?
CoinPool promotes itself as a way to increase "coin onboarding and transactional scaling by orders of magnitude," but in reality, it's another bolt-on "fix" that takes transactions off the blockchain.
Over 50% of BTC from Twitter hack sent to BTC coin mixers: report
56.5% of the BTC collected by hackers during the Twitter scam has been sent to ChipMixer and Wasabi Wallet, according to Elliptic.
Bitcoin is money, says DC court—but of course it is
A federal court in Washington, D.C., is pushing ahead with charges against an “underground" Bitcoin exchange.
Twitter hack update: What happened to the stolen BTC?
The hackers were able to gain access to high-profile Twitter accounts, encouraging their followers to send BTC to the suspects.
Bitcoin Mixers are illegal and anonymity is dangerous
Here’s a friendly reminder that operating coin mixing services is illegal—and that Bitcoin is not for anonymous transactions.