Ross Is Free, But This Is Far From Over
Ross is now free. I predict this will be the one good thing to come out of this administration in the grand scheme of things. The reasons behind this pardon…
Don’t Lose Sight Of The Bitcoin Mission
Follow Frank on X. Now that Trump has been elected, Bitcoin enthusiasts and companies alike are more optimistic about the future of Bitcoin in the United States. We can clearly…
Tornado Cash Loses Motion to Dismiss
The judge in the Tornado Cash case delivered an oral ruling today, rejecting both the Defense’s motion to compel discovery and their motion to dismiss the charges. This represents a…
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NY Judge Denies Tornado Cash Developer’s Motion to Dismiss, Trial Set for December
Roman Storm, a software developer of Tornado Cash, is headed to trial after a New York judge ruled against his motion to dismiss criminal charges. District Judge Katherine Polk Failla…
The Fight for Bitcoin Privacy Has Truly Begun
This article is featured in Bitcoin Magazine’s “The Privacy Issue”. Subscribe to receive your copy. First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you…
Developing Financial Privacy Tools Was Today Criminalized by the Dutch Court
In the Netherlands, open source developers are now liable for how their software is used. Alexey Pertsev, a 31-year old Russian national living in the Netherlands and one of the…
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Crypto
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decentralized finance
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Tornado Cash Developer Alexey Pertsev Sentenced to 64 Months for Money Laundering
A Dutch court has sentenced Tornado Cash developer Alexey Pertsev to five years and four months in prison for laundering $2.2 billion through the cryptocurrency mixing service. The case represents…
Tornado Cash Dev Alexey Pertsev Sentenced to 64 Months in Prison
Alexey Pertsev, a developer for the Ethereum-based crypto mixer Tornado Cash, has been sentenced to 64 months in prison after a Dutch court found him guilty of money laundering charges…
The State Of Things: Open Source Developers Arrested For Writing Code
In light of the charges brought against Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill for their alleged operation of Samourai Wallet, I believe it is important for Bitcoiners to assess the…
User Alert: Tornado Cash Developers Warn of Risk to Funds Deposited Since Jan. 1
Tornado Cash developers have issued a scam warning to cryptocurrency users who made deposits via the IPFS’ gateways between Jan. 1 and Feb. 24. Developers suspect that an exploiter may…