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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 moglie dello sviluppatore arrestato di Tornado Cash nega i legami con i servizi Secret russi

Gli analisti di reati finanziari di Kharon hanno collegato Alexey Pertsev, attualmente in una prigione olandese in attesa di processo con l'accusa di aver facilitato il riciclaggio di denaro tramite protocolli Cripto , allo spionaggio russo.

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

Opinion

La non conformità di Tether al Tornado Cash è meno coraggiosa di quanto pensi

Per ora, il più grande emittente di stablecoin al mondo T congelerà gli indirizzi contaminati.

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 mantiene la decisione di non vietare gli indirizzi di pagamento in contanti per i tornado

L'emittente della stablecoin ritiene prematuro il congelamento degli indirizzi secondari di Tornado Cash e attende maggiori chiarimenti dalle autorità statunitensi.

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

Il presunto sviluppatore di tornado Pertsev deve restare in prigione, stabilisce un giudice olandese

L'arresto di Pertsev per il coinvolgimento nel mixer Cripto ora autorizzato ha generato costernazione nella comunità Web3

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

Tech

Mentre inizia la censura su Ethereum , questo codice open source potrebbe aiutare a contrastarla?

La pubblicazione accelerata del codice di Flashbots avviene in concomitanza con la stretta normativa statunitense sul mixer Cripto Tornado Cash per violazioni delle sanzioni.

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