Github, Circle, dYdX, Alchemy, and Infura… All platforms have taken action against Tornado Cash or individuals connected to the mixer following U.S. sanctions.
dYdX confirms blocking (and unblocking) some accounts linked to Tornado Cash
The platform said it has used compliance vendors to scan for and flag accounts potentially associated with illicit activities, including sanctions lists for many countries.
TORN price sinks 45% after U.S. Treasury sanctions Tornado Cash — rebound ahead?
TORN is near a historically strong support range, eyeing a 75% rebound by September 2022.
Anonymous user sends ETH from Tornado Cash to prominent figures following sanctions
It appears to be an ongoing prank to challenge the novel Tornado Cash sanctions.
Alchemy and Infura block access to Tornado Cash as Vitalik Buterin weighs in on debate
U.S. persons and entities must comply with the Treasury’s sanctions or face possible criminal consequences.
Circle freezes blacklisted Tornado Cash smart contract addresses
Stablecoin issuers can blacklist interactions with the Tornado Cash dApp on the Ethereum smart contract level.
Tornado Cash co-founder reports being kicked off Github as industry reacts to sanctions
OFAC issued a statement implying prohibited transactions with Specially Designated Nationals could include “downloading a software patch from a sanctioned entity.”
US Treasury sanctions USDC and ETH addresses connected to Tornado Cash
The protocol was at the center of some recent hacks and exploits in decentralized finance, including the alleged theft of $455 million by the North Korea-affiliated Lazarus Group.
Harmony hacker sends stolen funds to Tornado Cash mixer
The exploiter seems to have rejected the Harmony team’s bounty offer of $1 million to return the $100 million stolen from the Horizon Bridge token bridge.
Tornado Cash says it’s using Chainalysis oracles to block access from OPAC sanctioned addresses
Many DeFi exploits in the past have been linked to the popular crypto-mixing protocol.
Ethereum privacy protocol Tornado Cash to launch on L2 Arbitrum
Once fully deployed, users will be able to make private transactions through the popular Tornado Cash mixer on the Arbitrum layer two network.
Hacker makes off with $5.7m after ransacking social token platform
“The attacker has sold all the tokens,” announced social token platform Roll after a hacker accessed private keys to its hot wallet.
Developers of Ethereum Privacy Tool Tornado Cash Smash Their Keys
Developers of ether mixer Tornado Cash have destroyed their admin keys, turning the privacy tool into permissionless code.
Developers of Ethereum Privacy Tool Tornado Cash Smash Their Keys
Developers of ether mixer Tornado Cash have destroyed their admin keys, turning the privacy tool into permissionless code.