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Crypto-Mixing Service Tornado Cash Code Is Back on GitHub
The move by GitHub comes as Ethereum developers have called for platforms that host the mixer service to not ban Tornado Cash code.
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The U.S. Treasury Department is seeking public comment on the role of cryptocurrencies in illicit finance, and its own response to this issue. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
US Treasury Wants Public to Comment on Crypto’s Role in Illicit Finance
The Treasury Department listed a number of questions, asking the general public to weigh in on how it’s approaching cryptocurrencies and their possible role in illegal activit...
The U.S. Treasury Department is seeking public comment on the role of cryptocurrencies in illicit finance, and its own response to this issue. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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Tornado Cash Ban Will Aid China’s AI Goals
The U.S. government forcing blockchains to make transaction data public has dangerous geopolitical implications in the tech race against China.
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OFAC Backtracks but Tornado Cash Sanctions Already Set a Terrifying Precedent
A government, an exchange and a developer: The tragic tale of a strategy to cut off a smart contract.
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Unsatisfying Clarifications on the Tornado Cash Sanctions
Even those who were “dusted” will need to file reports to the U.S. Treasury Department.
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Crypto News Roundup for Sept. 14, 2022
With bitcoin stabilizing quickly Wednesday after its steepest price drop since mid-August, plus a look at a notable stance the crypto exchange Coinbase is taking, CoinDesk’s “...
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US Treasury Explains How Americans Can Recover Crypto Locked in Tornado Cash
The Treasury's sanctions watchdog added Tornado Cash to its blacklist last month.
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Regulating Traditional Finance vs Crypto 'Not a Death Match': Legal Expert
Regulating Traditional Finance vs Crypto ‘Not a Death Match’: Legal Expert
Anchorage Digital General Counsel Georgia Quinn discusses the challenges and path ahead for navigating the country’s crypto regulatory landscape amid “mixed messages” and a br...
Regulating Traditional Finance vs Crypto 'Not a Death Match': Legal Expert

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Crypto Investor Paradigm Argues Infrastructure Providers Should Not Be Subject to US Treasury Sanctions
The firm laid out a legal argument against Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctions targeting base layer participants such as miners and validators.
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What's Behind Bitcoin's Rally Above $21K?
What’s Behind Bitcoin’s Rally Above $21K?
CoinDesk’s Markets Managing Editor Brad Keoun discusses the week’s top events moving the crypto markets as bitcoin surges above $21,000 to its biggest daily gain in six months...
What's Behind Bitcoin's Rally Above $21K?