Office of Foreign Assets Control

Coinbase funding Tornado Cash users’ lawsuit against US Treasury Department
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9 September, 2022

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...
OFAC lays bare the myth of decentralization
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31 August, 2022

OFAC lays bare the myth of decentralization

OFAC said that The Lazarus Group used Tornado Cash to launder and steal digital currencies. The Treasury Department would also...
Report: Arrested Tornado Cash developer linked to Russian security service
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29 August, 2022

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...
The CoinGeek Pulse Episode 99: Tornado Cash sanctioned, Hodlnaut halts withdrawals, NFTs on Instagram
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12 August, 2022

The CoinGeek Pulse Episode 99: Tornado Cash sanctioned, Hodlnaut halts withdrawals, NFTs on Instagram

U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control said that cybercriminals regularly used Tornado Cash to launder money...
US Treasury sanctions Tornado Cash mixer
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10 August, 2022

US Treasury sanctions Tornado Cash mixer

Tornado Cash is a digital currency mixer that obfuscates transaction history by combining ETH deposits from many users into one...
Federal judge approves DOJ prosecution of US citizen who sent BTC to a sanctioned country
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18 May, 2022

Federal judge approves DOJ prosecution of US citizen who sent BTC to a sanctioned country

The Justice department’s complaint involves a U.S. citizen accused of transmitting more than $10 million worth of BTC to a...
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