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TORN Surges 13% as Tornado Cash Developer Gains Temporary Freedom

Tornado Cash’s TORN token sees significant price movement following developer Alexey Pertsev’s temporary release, while he prepares an appeal for his money laundering case.

Paradigm Donates $1.25M to Tornado Cash Developer amid Legal Battle

Cryptocurrency News, News

By Mayowa Adebajo Jan 29, 2025

Paradigm has decided to donate $1.25 million to Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm, who continues his legal battle with the United States prosecution.

Vitalik Buterin Pushes for Release of Virgil Griffith, Tornado Cash Developers

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By Godfrey Benjamin Jan 22, 2025

Vitalik Buterin believes developers like Roman Storm, Alexey Pertsev and Virgil Griffith also deserves pardon.

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US Court Reverses Tornado Cash Sanctions in Groundbreaking Crypto Ruling

By Mayowa Adebajo Jan 22, 2025

A US District Court has reversed sanctions against Tornado Cash, while developer Alexey Pertsev remains in custody on money laundering charges worth $1.2 billion.

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Tornado Cash Sanctions Unlawful, Says US Court while Slamming US Treasury

By Bhushan Akolkar Nov 27, 2024

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the US Treasury exceeded its legal authority by sanctioning crypto mixer software Tornado Cash.

Binance News, Cryptocurrency News, News

Binance to Autoconvert TORN, OMG, WAVES to USDC, Here’s Why

By Godfrey Benjamin Oct 8, 2024

Binance has plans to sunset TORN, OMG and WAVES from its platforms through autoconversion to USDC.

Cryptocurrency News, News

Phishing Scams Led to $46M Loss from Over 10K Crypto Addresses in September

By Steve Muchoki Oct 4, 2024

The Ethereum network was the most affected with ERC20 phishing attacks amounting to over $43.3 million stolen from different users in September.

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WazirX Hacker Moves $32M in ETH to Tornado Cash in 4 Days, Binance Refutes Founder’s Claims

By Leon Okwatch Sep 19, 2024

Binance’s rebuttal comes amid growing frustration over the stolen funds.

Altcoin News, Cryptocurrency News, News

WazirX Exploiter Labeled Address Begins Laundering Stolen Funds via Tornado Cash

By Steve Muchoki Sep 5, 2024

WazirX recently reopened partial withdrawal of INR accounts as it sought legal assistance in Singapore to facilitate proper restructuring.

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WazirX Prepones Withdrawals as Hacker Moves 2600 ETH to Tornado Cash

By Bhushan Akolkar Sep 3, 2024

During the recent conference call with journalists, WazirX founder Nischal Shetty stated that the customers would probably lose 43% of the money they had with the exchange.

Cybersecurity News, News, Technology News

CertiK Claims Rogue Employee Behind Tornado Cash Transactions During $3M Kraken Exploit

By Temitope Olatunji Aug 28, 2024

Crypto security firm CertiK blames employee for Tornado Cash use during $3 million Kraken hack, raising transparency and ethical concerns.

Altcoin News, Cryptocurrency News, News

OKX Warns Users against Interacting with Tornado Cash

By Godfrey Benjamin Aug 9, 2024

With such precedence, OKX CEO Star Xu warns users about depositing or attempting to withdraw funds from sanctioned entities like Garantex and Tornado Cash into OKX accounts.

Cybersecurity News, News, Technology News

Unizen Hacker Moves Stolen $2.1 Million to Tornado Cash

By Temitope Olatunji Aug 7, 2024

The attacker used a decentralized mixer that makes it hard to trace the origin of cryptocurrency transactions.

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Rain Exchange Hacker Moves $2.9M Worth of ETH

By Mayowa Adebajo Aug 7, 2024

Crypto hacks have continued to flourish despite best efforts to minimize them.

Cybersecurity News, News, Technology News

July Saw $266M in Crypto Hacks, WazirX among Top Victims

By Leon Okwatch Aug 1, 2024

The hackers involved in these attacks often used crypto mixers like Tornado Cash to obscure the origins of the stolen funds and evade detection.