Incident

Tornado Cash

incident:tornado_cash Also: Tornado Cash sanctions

The legal and sanctions controversy involving the use of Tornado Cash to launder stolen cryptocurrency and the prosecution of its developers.

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Direction Predicate Other entity Origin EP
outgoing INVOLVES Tornado Cash Explicit 147
outgoing INVOLVES United States Department of the Treasury Explicit 147
outgoing INVOLVES Andre Pertsev Explicit 147
outgoing INVOLVES Roman Storm Explicit 147
outgoing INVOLVES Roman Semenov Explicit 147

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Tornado Cash INVOLVES Tornado Cash

The Tornado Cash sanctions incident concerns the US government's sanctions against the Tornado Cash mixer.

Explicit Confidence 99% · Geoff White EP 147 Details

“they put Tornado Cash under sanctions”

Geoff White · offsets 51093–51130

Tornado Cash INVOLVES United States Department of the Treasury

The US Department of the Treasury sanctioned Tornado Cash and was sued over that decision.

Explicit Confidence 99% · Geoff White EP 147 Details

“the crypto-campaigners sued the United States Treasury”

Geoff White · offsets 60875–60929

“This decision to sanction Tornado Cash”

Geoff White · offsets 60999–61037

Tornado Cash INVOLVES Andre Pertsev

Andre Pertsev was arrested in the Netherlands and accused of running Tornado Cash in connection with the sanctions and legal proceedings.

Explicit Confidence 98% · Geoff White EP 147 Details

“a guy called Andre Pertzev was arrested in Holland and accused by the Dutch government of running Tornado Cash”

Geoff White · offsets 69020–69130

Tornado Cash INVOLVES Roman Storm

Roman Storm was charged by the US government and was being tried in connection with Tornado Cash.

Explicit Confidence 98% · Geoff White EP 147 Details

“the US government charged Roman Storm who’s in the US and is, I think, currently being tried”

Geoff White · offsets 69379–69471

Tornado Cash INVOLVES Roman Semenov

Roman Semenov was indicted by the US government and was believed to be in Russia without having faced trial.

Explicit Confidence 98% · Geoff White EP 147 Details

“Roman Semenov is also indicted by the US government. He’s believed to be in the Russian Federation, so he hasn’t faced trial”