Name
Tornado Cash
Description
A decentralized, non‑custodial protocol that enhances transaction privacy on the Ethereum blockchain by mixing tokens to obfuscate their origin.
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The removal of Tornado Cash’s sanctions followed a November 2024 federal appeals court ruling and a January 2025 U.S. District Court order, both concluding that Tornado’s immutable smart contracts are not the property of any foreign national, and thus cannot be sanctioned under OFAC’s current authority.
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Treasury Department lifts sanctions on Tornado Cash
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OFAC removes Tornado Cash from its global blacklist
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