Treasury

US Treasury issues sanctions against 10 malware-linked Iranians, targets BTC addresses
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17 September, 2022

US Treasury issues sanctions against 10 malware-linked Iranians, targets BTC addresses

The Treasury claimed that the group has been targeting American institutions since 2020 with malware including APT 35, and linked...
Publishing Tornado Cash code does not violate sanctions: US Treasury
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15 September, 2022

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...
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...
Kraken’s Jesse Powell slams Tornado Cash takedown as ‘unconstitutional’
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25 August, 2022

Kraken’s Jesse Powell slams Tornado Cash takedown as ‘unconstitutional’

The Kraken exchange boss joins a chorus of other so-called ‘crypto’ advocates in condemning the sanctions against Tornado Cash, saying...
Tornado Cash takedown is denial stage of grief—Joshua Henslee weighs in
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23 August, 2022

Tornado Cash takedown is denial stage of grief—Joshua Henslee weighs in

Joshua Henslee empathizes with people who have put their lives promoting the 'decentralized' vision, saying that it's going to be...
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...