US EditionTornado Cash Can’t Be Sanctioned Again, Texas Judge Rules
- On April 28, 2025, U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman ruled that Tornado Cash is protected from U.S. Sanctions in the Western District of Texas.
- The ruling followed an appeals court decision that OFAC exceeded its authority by sanctioning Tornado Cash's immutable smart contracts in 2022.
- The court rejected the government's claim that OFAC's voluntary 2025 delisting mooted the case and permanently barred the Treasury from reimposing sanctions.
- OFAC initially sanctioned Tornado Cash due to its use by bad actors like the Lazarus group, but the ruling emphasized that smart contracts are not ownable property.
- This decision marks a major victory for crypto privacy advocates and web3 developers, preventing future sanctions and potentially reshaping decentralized finance regulation.
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Judge rules US Treasury’s OFAC powerless to reinstate Tornado Cash sanctions
The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is unable to reverse sanctions imposed on Tornado Cash, a popular Ethereum mixer service. Despite efforts to reach out to OFAC for clarification on the matter, it seems the sanctions placed on Tornado Cash will remain in place. This development has raised concerns within the cryptocurrency community about the potential implications for other decentralized finance (DeFi) …
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The US Treasury Department’s actions against Tornado Cash were unlawful, and it can’t sanction the crypto mixer again, a Texas federal court judge has ruled. The US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control can’t restore or reimpose sanctions against the crypto mixing service Tornado Cash, a US federal court has ruled.Austin federal court judge Robert Pitman said in an April 28 judgment that OFAC’s sanctions on Tornado Cash were unl…
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US Treasury’s OFAC can’t restore Tornado Cash sanctions, judge rules
The US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control can’t restore or reimpose sanctions against the crypto mixing service Tornado Cash, a US federal court has ruled.Austin federal court judge Robert Pitman said in an April 28 judgment that OFAC’s sanctions on Tornado Cash were unlawful and that the agency was “permanently enjoined from enforcing” sanctions.Tornado Cash users led by Joseph Van Loon had sued the Treasury, arguing that OF…
US Court Ends Sanctions on Tornado Cash: Legal Drama Unfolds
Tornado Cash exempted officially from US sanctions post-court ruling. Six users filed a lawsuit citing sanctions' illegal nature and uncertainty. Continue Reading:US Court Ends Sanctions on Tornado Cash: Legal Drama Unfolds The post US Court Ends Sanctions on Tornado Cash: Legal Drama Unfolds ap...
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