Germany and U.S. Seize Over $46M Crypto Tied to ChipMixer Investigation
National authorities took down the platform's infrastructure, seizing four servers and 7 terabytes of data.
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Mar 15, 2023 at 1:52 p.m. UTC
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Brother of Criminal Bitcoin Mixing CEO Pleads Guilty to Stealing 712 Bitcoins From IRS
Gary Harmon, brother of Helix CEO Larry Harmon, stole his brother’s forfeited crypto right out from under the IRS’ nose, and spent it extravagantly.
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Jan 6, 2023 at 7:02 p.m. UTC
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#FreeAlexPertsev: Protests Planned for Amsterdam Following Tornado Cash Developer’s Arrest
Last week’s arrest sparked a public outcry. With a protest on Saturday, a petition seeking his release and legal funds being crowdsourced, the question remains: Should develop...
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Aug 19, 2022 at 7:53 p.m. UTC
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The Coming Privacy Wars
Whether governments like it or not, demand for privacy is growing – and will perhaps even accelerate the more they try to suppress it.
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Aug 19, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. UTC
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Are the US Sanctions on Tornado the Beginning of a War on Privacy?
The U.S. Treasury Department’s OFAC has added Tornado Cash and all associated addresses to the sanctions list.
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Aug 8, 2022 at 9:42 p.m. UTC
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Crypto-Mixing Service Tornado Cash Blacklisted by US Treasury
The department barred its use by U.S. persons as a matter of national security because North Korean hackers allegedly use the mixer to launder stolen crypto funds.
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Aug 8, 2022 at 2:13 p.m. UTC
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Decentralized Mixer Tornado Cash Makes Its User Interface Open-Source
The privacy protocol is stepping up transparency by inviting more eyeballs to review code.
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Jul 7, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. UTC
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UK's Law Enforcement Agency Calls for Regulation of Crypto Mixing Tech: Report
The NCA called for regulation of crypto mixing tech as it may be used by criminals to legitimize illegal transactions.
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Mar 15, 2022 at 9:20 a.m. UTC
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JoinMarket Is About to Make Bitcoin Privacy More User-Friendly
Developers hope the forthcoming JoinMarket UI will give people an easier way to use CoinJoins to keep their Bitcoin transactions private.
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Feb 25, 2022 at 9:37 p.m. UTC
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How Popular Are Crypto Mixers? Here’s What the Data Tells Us
Volume data suggests crypto coin mixing is not as prevalent as one might think. This article is part of CoinDesk's Privacy Week.
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Jan 25, 2022 at 2:22 p.m. UTC
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