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South Korea’s GDAC exchange loses $13 million in hack

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13 April, 2023

South Korea’s GDAC exchange loses $13 million in hack

Hackers targeted GDAC’s hot wallet, stealing 60 BTC, 350 ETH, and 10 million WEMIX tokens, accounting for a quarter of...

Tornado Cash developer to remain in jail until February 2023: Dutch court

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Wahid Pessarlay

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24 November, 2022

Tornado Cash developer to remain in jail until February 2023: Dutch court

Tornado Cash developer Alexey Pertsev will remain in Dutch custody until February after being identified as a flight risk and...

OFAC: Tornado Cash linked to North Korean nukes

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Gavin Lucas

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11 November, 2022

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...

US Treasury fines Bittrex $29.3 million, Coin Center files Tornado Cash suit

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Steven Stradbrooke

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17 October, 2022

US Treasury fines Bittrex $29.3 million, Coin Center files Tornado Cash suit

Bittrex will settle its $24.3 million penalty for breaching multiple sanctions programs, while Coin Center seeks to tame OFAC's aggression...

Publishing Tornado Cash code does not violate sanctions: US Treasury

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Gavin Lucas

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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...

Law enforcement agencies recover $30M worth of assets from North Korean hackers

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Wahid Pessarlay

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13 September, 2022

Law enforcement agencies recover $30M worth of assets from North Korean hackers

Using the right blockchain analysis tools and assigning experienced field investigators from the public and private sectors are key to...

Coinbase funding Tornado Cash users’ lawsuit against US Treasury Department

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Jon Southurst

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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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Gavin Lucas

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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...

Tornado Cash developer must stay in jail for 3 months, Dutch judge rules

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Steve Kaaru

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30 August, 2022

Tornado Cash developer must stay in jail for 3 months, Dutch judge rules

Despite protests from the likes of Kraken’s Jesse Powell and Uniswap’s Hayden Adams, Tornado developer Alexey Pertsev was denied bail...

Report: Arrested Tornado Cash developer linked to Russian security service

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Steven Stradbrooke

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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...

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

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Gavin Lucas

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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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Gavin Lucas

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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...

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