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Tornado Cash

Anonymous User Trolls Celebs, Sends ETH From Tornado Cash
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Anonymous User Trolls Celebs, Sends ETH From Tornado Cash
An anonymous user sent a slew of Tornado Cash transactions to high-profile Ethereum addresses Tuesday in what appears to be a troll implicating them in a potential regulatory...
Anonymous User Trolls Celebs, Sends ETH From Tornado Cash
By CoinDesk Staff
Aug 10, 2022 at 5:08 p.m. UTC
Aug 10, 2022
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WazirX Issues Warning; Stablecoin Giants Back Merge
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WazirX Issues Warning; Stablecoin Giants Back Merge
WazirX users head for exits amid Binance spat. Circle and Tether announce support for Ethereum Proof-of-Stake. Vitalik Buterin says he used Tornado Cash to donate to Ukraine....
WazirX Issues Warning; Stablecoin Giants Back Merge
By CoinDesk Staff
Aug 10, 2022 at 3:25 p.m. UTC
Aug 10, 2022
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Tornado Cash Ban May Not Stop Bad Actors but Could Put a Dent in Their Efforts, Former DEA Agent Says
William Callahan joined CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover” to discuss the Treasury Department’s sanctioning of the mixing service.
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By Fran Velasquez
Aug 10, 2022 at 3:07 p.m. UTC
Aug 10, 2022
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What the Tornado Cash Sanction Means for Privacy Coins
The U.S. government’s sanction of a key Ethereum application shows the need for anonymizing tools in crypto, an advocate says.
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By Xinyi Luo
Aug 9, 2022 at 9:58 p.m. UTC
Aug 9, 2022
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As Government Takes on the Tornado Mixer, It May Reap a Whirlwind
Tornado Cash isn’t a company, a service or a person – it’s a series of words, and likely protected by the U.S. First Amendment.
Detail of the tomb of monk Johannes Trithemius, author of one of the first Western works on cryptography - and one of the first to be blacklisted. (Wikimedia)
By David Z. Morris
Aug 9, 2022 at 6:23 p.m. UTC
Aug 9, 2022
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Vitalik Buterin Addresses Use Case for Tornado Cash
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Vitalik Buterin Addresses Use Case for Tornado Cash
A day after the U.S. Treasury Department banned crypto mixer Tornado Cash, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin tweeted that he used the service to make a donation to support U...
Vitalik Buterin Addresses Use Case for Tornado Cash
By CoinDesk Staff
Aug 9, 2022 at 6:22 p.m. UTC
Aug 9, 2022
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US Tornado Cash Ban Will Put Great Dent Into North Korean Operations: Expert
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US Tornado Cash Ban Will Put Great Dent Into North Korean Operations: Expert
The U.S. Treasury department has banned crypto mixer Tornado Cash, claiming it has ties to a hacking organization associated with the North Korean government.
US Tornado Cash Ban Will Put Great Dent Into North Korean Operations: Expert
By CoinDesk Staff
Aug 9, 2022 at 3:29 p.m. UTC
Aug 9, 2022
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Comedian Jimmy Fallon (right) – attending the 2022 Met Gala – received a small amount of ether from Tornado Cash. (Noam Galai/GC Images/Getty Images)
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Someone Is Trolling Celebs by Sending ETH From Tornado Cash
An anonymous crypto user transferred small amounts of ether from a sanctioned address to stars and prominent crypto figures on Tuesday.
Comedian Jimmy Fallon (right) – attending the 2022 Met Gala – received a small amount of ether from Tornado Cash. (Noam Galai/GC Images/Getty Images)
By Eli TanOliver KnightNikhilesh De
Aug 9, 2022 at 3:16 p.m. UTC
Aug 9, 2022
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Digital Dollar Push; Tornado Cash Blacklisted
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Digital Dollar Push; Tornado Cash Blacklisted
U.S. lawmakers aim to push Fed on digital dollar. Circle freezes smart contract addresses linked to blacklisted Tornado Cash. Hodlnaut freezes withdrawals, swaps and deposits....
Digital Dollar Push; Tornado Cash Blacklisted
By CoinDesk Staff
Aug 9, 2022 at 2:40 p.m. UTC
Aug 9, 2022
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