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A crypto whale fell victim to a phishing scam, losing $24 million in Rocket Pool Ether (rETH) and Lido staked Ether (stETH) on Sept. 7. A wallet tied to at least $24 million in stolen cryptocurrencies deposited 600 Ether (ETH) worth an estimated $936,000 into Tornado Cash, an Ethereum-based privacy tool
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The co-founder pleaded not guilty to all charges involving the alleged misuse of Tornado Cash for illicit activities. Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm has pleaded not guilty to all money laundering and violations charges. Storm, who was arrested in August, was charged with fellow co-founder and developer Roman Semenov. An Inner City
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The recent indictment of Tornado Cash developers brings the tension between crypto privacy and national security into sharp focus. What are the implications for the crypto world? One of the main issues affecting innovation is the potential for abuse by bad actors. Because of its pseudonymous nature, low cost, and ability
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Share Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Telegram Copy Link Link copied United States prosecutors have leveled charges against Tornado Cash co-founders Roman Storm, Roman Semenov, and Alexey Pertsev, for their involvement in allowing criminals launder millions of dollars worth of stolen crypto. Roman Storm, a co-founder of the
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Share Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Telegram Copy Link Link copied Ethereum(ETH) co-founder Vitalik Buterin; core developer Ameen Soleimani; Jacob Illum of Chainalysis; and scholars Matthias Nadler and Fabian Schar have co-authored a research paper on a novel privacy protocol dubbed “Privacy Pools.” The paper presents a
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Roman Storm, the co-founder of controversial cryptocurrency mixer Tornado Cash arrested in August, has reportedly pleaded not guilty to all charges related to money laundering and violations of United States sanctions.According to a Sept. 6 thread on X (formerly Twitter) from Inner City Press, Storm pleaded not guilty before a
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Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm pleaded "not guilty" to charges of conspiring to operate a money transmitter or facilitate money laundering and sanctions evasion in a court appearance Wednesday. Source
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Roman Storm, one of the three co-founders and developers behind the Tornado Cash mixer, was arrested last week. A second, Roman Semenov, has also been indicted. A third, Alexey Pertsev, faces trial in The Netherlands, where he was arrested last year. Original Source
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With as much as 130 million people introduced to cryptocurrencies since the end of 2021, millions of investors could soon be looking at their first crypto bull run, with some suggesting it could come as early as 2024. However, unlike the current bear market, a bull market is “unlike anything
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Top Stories This Week Tornado Cash co-founders charged with money laundering, sanctions violations United States officials pressed charges against the co-founders of crypto mixer Tornado Cash on Aug. 23. Roman Storm and Roman Semenov were both charged with conspiracy to
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