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Tornado cash
How to Stop Illegal Activity on Tornado Cash (Without Using Sanctions)
Rather than sanctioning code, U.S. authorities should have targeted the human intermediaries.
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By JP Koning
Sep 29, 2022 at 7:04 p.m. UTC
Sep 29, 2022
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Opinion
The Problem Tornado Cash Raises About Base Layer Censorship on Ethereum
Requiring validators and others to censor blocks would be an unwarranted expansion of sanctions law.
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By Amy Aixi ZhangRodrigo Seira
Sep 28, 2022 at 4:44 p.m. UTC
Sep 28, 2022
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Weekend Story: Tornado Cash Ban Will Aid China’s AI Goals
On today’s show, Michael J. Casey, CoinDesk's chief content officer, takes a look at the unintended consequences of cracking down on crypto privacy.
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By Adam B. LevineAdrian Blust
Sep 25, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. UTC
Sep 25, 2022
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Crypto-Mixing Service Tornado Cash Code Is Back on GitHub
The move by GitHub comes as Ethereum developers have called for platforms that host the mixer service to not ban Tornado Cash code.
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By Margaux Nijkerk
Sep 22, 2022 at 8:34 p.m. UTC
Sep 22, 2022
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The U.S. Treasury Department is seeking public comment on the role of cryptocurrencies in illicit finance, and its own response to this issue. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
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US Treasury Wants Public to Comment on Crypto’s Role in Illicit Finance
The Treasury Department listed a number of questions, asking the general public to weigh in on how it’s approaching cryptocurrencies and their possible role in illegal activit...
The U.S. Treasury Department is seeking public comment on the role of cryptocurrencies in illicit finance, and its own response to this issue. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
By Nikhilesh De
Sep 19, 2022 at 3:37 p.m. UTC
Sep 19, 2022
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Tornado Cash Ban Will Aid China’s AI Goals
The U.S. government forcing blockchains to make transaction data public has dangerous geopolitical implications in the tech race against China.
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By Michael J. Casey
Sep 16, 2022 at 3:50 p.m. UTC
Sep 16, 2022
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OFAC Backtracks but Tornado Cash Sanctions Already Set a Terrifying Precedent
A government, an exchange and a developer: The tragic tale of a strategy to cut off a smart contract.
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By Zac Colbert
Sep 15, 2022 at 9:30 p.m. UTC
Sep 15, 2022
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The breakdown
Unsatisfying Clarifications on the Tornado Cash Sanctions
Even those who were “dusted” will need to file reports to the U.S. Treasury Department.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Sep 14, 2022 at 9:50 p.m. UTC
Sep 14, 2022
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Crypto News Roundup for Sept. 14, 2022
With bitcoin stabilizing quickly Wednesday after its steepest price drop since mid-August, plus a look at a notable stance the crypto exchange Coinbase is taking, CoinDesk’s “...
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By Adam B. LevineAdrian Blust
Sep 14, 2022 at 3:09 p.m. UTC
Sep 14, 2022
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US Treasury Explains How Americans Can Recover Crypto Locked in Tornado Cash
The Treasury's sanctions watchdog added Tornado Cash to its blacklist last month.
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By Nikhilesh De
Sep 13, 2022 at 3:58 p.m. UTC
Sep 13, 2022
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