Tornado Cash Sanctions Found Illegal

Tornado Cash Sanctions Overturned by U.S. Appeals Court; TORN Soars Over 500%
The decision answers the controversial debate over whether the crypto-mixing service, which anonymizes transactions, can be banned for its use by criminals.
TORN Skyrockets 420% as Fifth Circuit Court Overturns Treasury Sanctions on Tornado Cash
Tornado Cash’s TORN token skyrocketed over 420% in the last 24 hours following a court ruling that went in a good way for freedom.
Tornado Cash Case: Appeals Court Says Treasury OFAC 'Overstepped' Authority In Sanctions Move
A U.S. Appeals Court has ruled that Tornado Cash can't be blocked in the country and the Treasury Department's OFAC committed overreach when it sanctioned the crypto mixing tool.
How did whales cash in on TORN after U.S Court’s ruling in Tornado Cash case?
A U.S Federal Appeals Court recently ruled in favor of Tornado Cash (TORN), lifting the sanctions imposed by the U.S Department of the Treasury. In fact, the court determined that the Treasury exceeded its authority in sanctioning the technology, which anonymizes cryptocurrency transactions.
U.S. Court Sides With Tornado Cash and Overturns Sanctions, Says Smart Contracts ‘Not Property’
A U.S. appeals court has ruled that the Treasury Department's sanctions against the crypto mixer Tornado Cash were unlawful and an overreach of authority.
Tornado Cash Price Soars Nearly 940% After Court Rules to Lift Sanctions
The price of Tornado Cash (TORN) skyrocketed from $3.6 to $34.9 after news broke that the US Treasury would lift its sanctions. On November 27, the Fifth
U.S. Treasury overstepped authority in Tornado Cash sanctions, court rules: CNBC Crypto World
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Appeals Court Overturns OFAC’s Prohibitions on Tornado Cash
Tornado Cash won its appeal against OFAC's sanctions imposed in 2022 as court said that smart contracts cannot be considered property.
Tornado Cash Sanctions Found Illegal, in Legal Win for Crypto
A federal appeals court has rejected the Treasury Department’s sanctions on Tornado Cash, a so-called cryptocurrency mixing service that U.S. officials allege was used to launder funds stolen by North Korean hackers,
Court Overturns US Sanctions Against Cryptocurrency Mixer Tornado Cash
The U.S. Treasury Department acted outside its authority when it sanctioned cryptocurrency mixer Tornado Cash in 2022 and accused it of helping launder over $7 billion for North Korean hackers and other malicious cyber actors,
Tornado Cash Wins Major Legal Battle Against U.S. Sanctions
A U.S. court has recently made a significant ruling that overturned the U.S. government’s sanctions against Tornado Cash, a cryptocurrency mixing service. The case centers around whether the U.S. Treasury Department had the legal authority to impose these sanctions on Tornado Cash,
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Vitalik Buterin Donated $1M in Ether to Coin Center Hours After Tornado Cash Victory
The Ethereum co-founder previously donated 30 ETH to the legal defense fund for Tornado Cash developers Alexey Pertsev and ...
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Tornado Cash Ruling Leads to Market-Wide DeFi Token Surge
The Fifth Circuit Court ruled that immutable smart contracts cannot be sanctioned as property, triggering a market rally led ...
5th Circuit Rules Open-Source Code Is Not Property in Tornado Cash Appeal
"As the decision correctly recognizes, the meaning of a statute doesn’t change to fit new contexts; it’s up to Congress to ...
US Treasury under Trump could take a different approach to Tornado Cash
After a court decision favoring Tornado Cash users, many are speculating how the US Treasury Department under Donald Trump ...