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Samourai Wallet Co-Founder Sentenced To 5 Years In Prison For Money Laundering
Keonne Rodriguez, one of the co-founders of the cryptocurrency mixer Samourai Wallet, was sentenced to five years in…
OKX Takes Action: Accounts Involving Tornado Cash To Be Banned
The cryptocurrency exchange OKX has announced a firm policy banning accounts linked to the questionable mixing service Tornado…
Tornado Cash sanctions effective, reveal Ethereum weakness: NY Fed
Cooperation with the US Treasury sanctions on Tornado Cash was strongest at the user level and weaker further…
Tornado Cash sees $1.9B resurgence this year despite sanctions
The volume of new deposits into the OFAC-sanctioned crypto mixer has jumped significantly in the first half of…
Tornado Cash developer Alexey Pertsev denied bail while awaiting appeal
Pertsev will now spend the next year in prison while his lawyers prepare an appeal for money laundering…
Inferno Drainer fails attempt to launder ETH — ‘not welcome’ in Railgun
Notorious wallet-draining group Inferno Drainer tried to pass $530,000 worth of stolen ETH through Railgun but discovered pretty…
Bipartisan Senators probe FinCEN crypto mixer lawsuits
A bi-partisan duo wrote a letter to the Department of Justice, challenging FinCEN’s “unprecedented interpretation” of rules used…
Railgun refutes FBI claims of North Korean misuse, upholds privacy
Privacy protocol Railgun denies claims of North Korean hackers or sanctioned individuals using the platform, despite earlier claims…
FinCEN’s crypto mixing reporting for banks poses ‘disruptive’ risks, lawyers say
In an op-ed on Bloomberg Law, Steven Merriman and Jim Vivenzio of Perkins Coie raised concerns over FinCEN’s…
South Korea to strengthen control over crypto mixers
The South Korean authorities plan to strengthen control over cryptocurrency mixers following the United States. On Jan. 15,…
