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Bitcoin Under $21K After Powell's Hawkish Remarks; Analysts Trim Price Targets for Argo Blockchain

Bitcoin (BTC) dropped following Fed Chair Jerome Powell's hawkish speech at the annual Jackson Hole Economic Symposium. H.C. Wainwright and Jefferies analysts slashed their price targets for Argo Blockchain after disappointing guidance from the bitcoin miner's quarterly results. The wife of Alexey Pertsev, the web developer arrested in Amsterdam over alleged ties to sanctioned crypto mixer Tornado Cash, dismissed speculation her husband had links to the Russian secret service.

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Alleged Tornado Cash Developer Has No Ties to Russia Secret Service, Wife Says

The wife of Alexey Pertsev, the web developer arrested in Amsterdam over suspected ties to the Tornado Cash crypto mixing protocol, dismissed speculation that her husband had links to the Russian secret service. CoinDesk Regulatory Reporter Jack Schickler breaks down the latest developments.

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Policy

La esposa del empresario de Tornado Cash, arrestado, niega vínculos con el Servicio Secret ruso.

Los analistas de delitos financieros de Kharon han vinculado a Alexey Pertsev, quien actualmente se encuentra en una prisión holandesa en espera de juicio bajo sospecha de facilitar el lavado de dinero a través de protocolos de Cripto , con el espionaje ruso.

A 2022 protest demonstrates the long fight over Tornado Cash, including the arrest of developer Alexey Pertsev. (Jack Schickler/CoinDesk)

Opinion

El incumplimiento de Tether con Tornado Cash es menos valiente de lo que crees

El mayor emisor de monedas estables del mundo no congelará las direcciones contaminadas, por ahora.

1989 Tiananmen Square protest. (Creative Commons, modified by CoinDesk)

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Alleged Tornado Cash Developer Must Stay in Jail; Judge Approves Voyager Paying 'Retention' Bonuses

Alexey Pertsev, accused of facilitating money laundering via now-sanctioned Tornado Cash, must stay in jail for at least 90 more days, a Netherlands judge ruled Wednesday. Crypto-focused venture capital firm Electric Capital has named former SEC Chairman Jay Clayton as an adviser, according to Bloomberg. A U.S. federal judge ruled crypto lender Voyager Digital, which is undergoing bankruptcy proceedings, can pay more than 30 employees a collective $1.6 million as a "retention" award.

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Finance

Tether se mantiene firme en su decisión de no prohibir las direcciones de efectivo de Tornado

El emisor de la moneda estable considera que la congelación de las direcciones secundarias de Tornado Cash es prematura y espera más claridad de las autoridades estadounidenses.

No one knows exactly what the fallout from the Tornado Cash sanctions will look like. (Antonio Masiello/Getty Images)

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Rep Tom Emmer Asks Treasury Department to Explain Tornado Cash Sanctions

U.S. Congressman Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) asked the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) to explain its sanctioning of crypto mixer Tornado Cash in an open letter tweeted Tuesday. CoinDesk Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses the details.

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Policy

Juez holandés dictamina que Pertsev, supuesto promotor del Tornado, debe permanecer en prisión

El arresto de Pertsev por su participación en el mezclador de Cripto ahora sancionado generó consternación en la comunidad Web3

Protestors demonstrate against the arrest of Alexey Pertsev in Amsterdam, August 2022 (Jack Schickler)

Tech

A medida que comienza la censura en Ethereum , ¿podría este código de fuente abierta ayudar a contrarrestarla?

La publicación acelerada del código de Flashbots se produce en medio de la ofensiva regulatoria de EE. UU. contra el mezclador de Cripto Tornado Cash por violaciones de sanciones.

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