Tornado Cash


Policy

Issues Crypto Should Watch For in the Tornado Cash Sanctions

OFAC sanctioning Tornado Cash presents fascinating new questions about crypto’s role in nuclear weapons proliferation.

U.S. Treasury Department (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk)

Videos

Tornado Cash Sanctions Resulting in 'Chilling Effect,' Says Secret Foundation Founder

A 29-year-old developer suspected of being involved in the sanctioned Tornado Cash protocol was arrested in Amsterdam Friday, according to Netherlands' Fiscal Information and Investigation Service (FIOD). Secret Foundation Founder Tor Bair discusses the details and implications for privacy.

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Finance

Tornado Cash's Discord Appears to go Dark

The crypto mixer's website seems to be offline for some users as well.

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Policy

Netherlands Arrests Suspected Developer of Sanctioned Crypto-Mixing Service Tornado Cash

The country's Fiscal Information and Investigation Service hasn't ruled out making more arrests.

The Netherlands has arrested a developer of Tornado Cash. (Shutterstock)

Finance

Rune Christensen Details How MakerDAO Is Navigating Tornado Cash Sanctions

The DAO founder sees a new era ahead for DeFi, and it isn't pretty, he told CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover” program

“We don't really know if we can really rely on working closely with governments in the long run, which has so far really been the strategy of major DeFi projects like Maker,” Rune Christensen said on CoinDesk TV's "First Mover" show. 
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Videos

How Tornado Cash US Ban Could Impact Future of Crypto

Galaxy Digital has published a report on how the U.S. Treasury department’s sanction of crypto mixer Tornado Cash could impact the future of crypto.

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MakerDAO Founder on Tornado Cash, Stablecoin DAI, Ethereum Merge

The U.S. Treasury has sanctioned crypto mixer Tornado Cash, which could have a ripple effect across the industry. Rune Christensen, founder of Ethereum’s pioneering decentralized money layer MakerDAO, discusses the ban and what it means for MakerDAO, its decentralized stablecoin DAI and the state of DeFi. Plus, exploring the impact of Ethereum's merge.

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MakerDAO Founder: US Ban of Tornado Cash is 'Useless' and 'Pointless'

MakerDAO founder Rune Christensen discusses his take on the U.S. Treasury department's sanction of crypto mixer Tornado Cash, explaining why it's "useless and pointless" and goes against the ethos of the crypto industry.

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Finance

Crypto Exchange dYdX Blocked Accounts That Received Even Small Amounts From Tornado Cash

Many users were locked out even though they had no idea they had received funds from the crypto mixer.

Crypto exchange dYdX blocked accounts with a Tornado Cash association. (Thom Milkovic/Unsplash)