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News
August 11, 2024

Tornado Cash Developer Alexey Pertsev Requests Additional Funding for Legal Appeal

Alexey Pertsev, the developer of the crypto mixing service Tornado Cash, is facing a critical juncture in his legal battle as he seeks additional funding to continue his fight for privacy rights and the freedom to publish code.
Crypto exchanges
February 15, 2023

Binance and Huobi freeze $1.4M worth of stolen crypto assets

Binance and Huobi have frozen $1.4M worth of crypto assets stolen by North Korean hacking group, Lazarus. The exchanges were able to suspend the accounts linked to Lazarus thanks to the findings of Elliptic.
Opinion
October 18, 2022

Ethereum’s Post-Merge Censorship Issue May Hit New Highs

The introduction of MEV-Boost relays following the Merge has led to a significant increase in Ethereum ecosystem censorship. The recently reported 51% censored blocks mark a significant step towards full censorship.
Crypto wallets
September 26, 2022

Vanity Address Loses Almost $1M To Crypto Theft

A vanity address generated with Profanity has lost approximately $950,000 worth of cryptocurrencies in a recent attack. The attacker transferred the stolen ETH into the sanctioned mixer, Tornado Cash.
Ethereum
September 24, 2022

Crypto Sleuths Reveal MEVbots Uses Backdoor To Drain Users’ Ethereum Assets

An investigation into MEVbots’ arbitrage trading bot uncovered the existence of a backdoor that allows random addresses to siphon Ethereum funds.
Crypto regulation
September 22, 2022

Ethereum Coin Mixer Tornado Cash Is Finally Unbanned On GitHub

Tornado Cash is finally back up on GitHub after its ban by OFAC. While GitHub is yet to make an official statement, many Ethereum developers have lauded this move.
Crypto regulation
September 10, 2022

Crypto Investors File A Lawsuit Against US Treasury Over Tornado Cash Sanctions

Six plaintiffs filed a lawsuit against the US Department of Treasury’s Secretary Jannet Yellen and other officials over the agency’s decision to sanction Tornado Cash and its services.
DeFi
September 9, 2022

Chainalysis Helps Recover $30M From Ronin Bridge Hack

Chainalysis aided law enforcement authorities in recovering $30M stolen from Axie Infinity by the Lazarus Group, the perpetrators behind the Ronin Bridge hack. 
DeFi
September 4, 2022

ShadowFi Loses $301K In A 2-Phase Attack On Its Liquidity Pool

ShadowFi lost 1,078 BNB tokens in a 2-phase exploit attack that drained the DeFi platform’s liquidity pool to $0.
Crypto Mining
August 27, 2022

AntPool To Cease Maintenance Of Clients’ Assets On Ethereum After The Merge

The company stated that it cannot keep clients' assets on the Ethereum 2.0 network, but plans to settle with them before The Merge. This is attributed to the risk of censorship related to US sanctions on Tornado Cash.
Crypto regulation
August 26, 2022

Arrested Tornado Cash Developer Accused Of Having Ties With Russia’s FSB

Kharon alleges Tornado Cash developer Alexey Pertsev was a former employee of a security company affiliated with Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB).
Crypto regulation
August 25, 2022

Tether Maintains Position On Leaving Tornado Cash Addresses Unfrozen

Many crypto platforms have recently been coming down on Tornado Cash users; however, Tether remains unmoved despite the pressure.
Crypto exchanges
August 19, 2022

FTX Flags Aztec Protocol, Allegedly Freezes Users’ Funds

Bahamian crypto exchange FTX flags Aztec Network, Aztec Connect, and zk.money.
Crypto regulation
August 13, 2022

Uniswap, Aave and Balancer Ban Users After OFAC Sanctions On Tornado Cash

Wallets linked to Tornado Cash have been banned by Uniswap, Aave, and Balancer, making them unable to interact with the blockchain
DeFi
August 12, 2022

Tornado Cash DAO Approves Proposal To Gain Partial Control Over Treasury

The Tornado Cash DAO community hastily voted to add the DAO as a signatory to its $21.6M treasury. 
Crypto lending
August 9, 2022

Infura And Alchemy Blacklist Tornado Cash

Blockchain development firms Infura and Alchemy are the latest companies to block Tornado Cash after the U.S. Treasury banned the platform and all its services.

Latest News

Ethereum Coin Mixer Tornado Cash Is Finally Unbanned On GitHub

Crypto regulation
September 22, 2022
Tornado Cash is finally back up on GitHub after its ban by OFAC. While GitHub is yet to make an official statement, many Ethereum developers have lauded this move.

Crypto Investors File A Lawsuit Against US Treasury Over Tornado Cash Sanctions

Crypto regulation
September 10, 2022
Six plaintiffs filed a lawsuit against the US Department of Treasury’s Secretary Jannet Yellen and other officials over the agency’s decision to sanction Tornado Cash and its services.

Chainalysis Helps Recover $30M From Ronin Bridge Hack

DeFi
September 9, 2022
Chainalysis aided law enforcement authorities in recovering $30M stolen from Axie Infinity by the Lazarus Group, the perpetrators behind the Ronin Bridge hack. 

ShadowFi Loses $301K In A 2-Phase Attack On Its Liquidity Pool

DeFi
September 4, 2022
ShadowFi lost 1,078 BNB tokens in a 2-phase exploit attack that drained the DeFi platform’s liquidity pool to $0.

AntPool To Cease Maintenance Of Clients’ Assets On Ethereum After The Merge

Crypto Mining
August 27, 2022
The company stated that it cannot keep clients' assets on the Ethereum 2.0 network, but plans to settle with them before The Merge. This is attributed to the risk of censorship related to US sanctions on Tornado Cash.

Arrested Tornado Cash Developer Accused Of Having Ties With Russia’s FSB

Crypto regulation
August 26, 2022
Kharon alleges Tornado Cash developer Alexey Pertsev was a former employee of a security company affiliated with Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB).

Tether Maintains Position On Leaving Tornado Cash Addresses Unfrozen

Crypto regulation
August 25, 2022
Many crypto platforms have recently been coming down on Tornado Cash users; however, Tether remains unmoved despite the pressure.

FTX Flags Aztec Protocol, Allegedly Freezes Users’ Funds

Crypto exchanges
August 19, 2022
Bahamian crypto exchange FTX flags Aztec Network, Aztec Connect, and zk.money.

Uniswap, Aave and Balancer Ban Users After OFAC Sanctions On Tornado Cash

Crypto regulation
August 13, 2022
Wallets linked to Tornado Cash have been banned by Uniswap, Aave, and Balancer, making them unable to interact with the blockchain

Tornado Cash DAO Approves Proposal To Gain Partial Control Over Treasury

DeFi
August 12, 2022
The Tornado Cash DAO community hastily voted to add the DAO as a signatory to its $21.6M treasury. 

Infura And Alchemy Blacklist Tornado Cash

Crypto lending
August 9, 2022
Blockchain development firms Infura and Alchemy are the latest companies to block Tornado Cash after the U.S. Treasury banned the platform and all its services.
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