If the Justice Dept. prevails in the case against the cryptocurrency mixer, internet service providers and the post office may also be liable to transmitter requirements, they said.
Distilling the Tornado Cash and Samourai Suits
There was a lot of news last week, but maybe the biggest news came Wednesday when the U.S. Department of Justice arrested two co-founders of Samourai Wallet, a bitcoin wallet that offered mixing services. The arrest ramps up the federal government’s efforts to tamp down on what it sees as money laundering enabled by privacy tools, and sets up a continuation of that broader conversation on where the right to transact in privacy fits within national security interests.
DOJ’s Tornado Cash arguments show ‘obvious disdain for privacy’ — Lawyer
DeFi Education Fund’s legal chief said the prosecutors’ arguments against Roman Storm’s motion to dismiss were “filled with technical inaccuracies.”
DOJ Disputes Roman Storm’s Characterization of Tornado Cash Operations in New Filing
The U.S. Department of Justice rebuffed Roman Storm’s motion to dismiss criminal charges against him late Friday.
Tornado Cash Dev Roman Storm Moves to Dismiss Indictment Over Crypto-Laundering Allegations
Tornado Cash Developers Storm, Pertsev Raise Over $350K for Legal Defense With Support From Snowden
A legal fund for the defense of Tornado Cash co-founders Roman Storm and Alexey Pertsev has received more than $350,675 and public support from Edward Snowden, the former NSA whistleblower.
Tornado Cash Developer Roman Storm Pleads Not Guilty to Money Laundering, Other Charges
Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm pleaded “not guilty” to charges of conspiring to operate a money transmitter or facilitate money laundering and sanctions evasion in a court appearance Wednesday.