Ethereum’s 2022 in Review: The Merge, MEV and Mayhem
Ethereum’s year was marked by reductions to energy costs and improved scalability, but it was also racked by hacks and “censorship.”
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Dec 28, 2022 at 12:25 p.m. UTC
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Crypto 2023: It's Sanctions Season
With state governments increasing financial sanctions in 2022, crypto services might become as cautious about "risky" users as banks have been traditionally, says Anna Baydako...
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Dec 12, 2022 at 3:30 p.m. UTC
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‘We Are All F****d’: The Developers of Tornado Cash and the Future of Crypto
The arrest of a web developer for the now-sanctioned currency mixer Tornado Cash has raised questions about whom states can hold responsible when bad actors use software to co...
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Dec 5, 2022 at 12:16 p.m. UTC
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3 Things We Learned at Tornado Cash Dev Alexey Pertsev's Trial
The prosecution said little about free speech during the trail of the Tornado Cash privacy protocol developer. The focus may be on the mechanics of DeFi.
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Nov 23, 2022 at 6:11 p.m. UTC
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Tornado Cash Developer Alexey Pertsev to Remain in Jail Until at Least Late February
Alexey Pertsev, who developed the now-sanctioned Tornado Cash app, was ordered to stay in jail until Feb. 20 after a Netherlands court found he presented a flight risk. CoinDe...
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Nov 23, 2022 at 4:22 p.m. UTC
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Tornado Cash Developer Alexey Pertsev Ordered to Stay in Jail Until Late Feb
Alexey Pertsev has been ordered to stay in jail until Feb. 20 after a Netherlands court found he represented a flight risk. Perserv has been accused of facilitating money laun...
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Nov 22, 2022 at 6:44 p.m. UTC
Nov 22, 2022
Tornado Cash Developer Alexey Pertsev to Remain in Jail Until at Least Late Februrary
Pertsev, a Russian national living in the Netherlands, has been accused of facilitating money laundering by developing the now sanctioned app
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Nov 22, 2022 at 1:21 p.m. UTC
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OFAC Backtracks (Somewhat) on Tornado Cash Sanctions
But not enough to stop lawsuits, says Coin Center.
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Nov 12, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. UTC
Nov 12, 2022
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US Treasury Adds to Tornado Cash Sanctions With North Korea WMD Allegations
OFAC first added Tornado Cash to its sanctions list in August.
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Nov 8, 2022 at 8:01 p.m. UTC
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Will Censorship Fork Ethereum?
Disagreement around how to handle sanctions on Ethereum may soon force the chain to split into two: one chain censored, one not.
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Oct 19, 2022 at 11:15 a.m. UTC
Oct 19, 2022