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US: OFAC sanctions Virtual Currency Mixer used in illicit Activity

www.findknowdo.com/news/05/06/2022/ofac-sanctions-virtual-currency-mixer-used-illicit-activity?utm
www.mayerbrown.com/en/perspectives-events/publications/2022/05/ofac-imposes-first-ever-sanctions-against-virtual-currency-mixer
buckleyfirm.com/blog/2022-05-12/ofac-announces-first-ever-sanctions-against-virtual-currency-mixer#page=1
collyerbristow.com/shorter-reads/us-sanctions-imposed-against-crypto-mixer/
www.blg.com/en/insights/2022/08/recent-developments-in-the-digital-assets-space
www.dechert.com/knowledge/onpoint/2022/9/ofac-sanctions-virtual-currency-mixer-tornado-cash.html
www.mme.ch/en/magazine/articles/tornado-cash-sanctions-what-are-the-impacts-for-non-us-digital-asset-service-providers
www.anticorruptionblog.com/uncategorized/ofac-sanctions-virtual-currency-mixer-tornado-cash/#page=1

Update:
www.findknowdo.com/news/10/14/2022/coin-center-sues-ofac-over-sanctioning-virtual-currency-mixing-protocol
www.sheppardmullin.com/multimedia-426#page=1
www.findknowdo.com/news/11/08/2022/ofac-redesignates-privacy-enhancing-virtual-currency-protocol
blog.freshfields.us/post/102i1s5/ofac-redesignates-tornado-cash-as-us-regulators-continue-targeting-virtual-curr
Co-Founder of Virtual Currency Mixer Sanctioned for Assistance to North Korea | Find Know Do
Court Victory for Treasury and Indictment of Tornado Cash Founders Highlights AML and Sanctions Risks for DeFi Crypto Platforms | Insights | Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Tornado Watch: Popular Cryptocurrency Mixer “Tornado Cash” Dealt Two Major Blows in a Week (dechert.com)

See also:
www.mishcon.com/news/chain-hopping-money-laundering-services-a-hot-target-for-enforcement
barlaw.co.il/client-updates/can-defi-use-exempt-a-project-from-compliance
www.mme.ch/de-ch/magazin/artikel/tornado-cash-und-blockchain-datenschutz-eine-fibel-fuer-oekonomen-und-politische-entscheidungstraeger

Update:
Fifth Circuit Rules Treasury Overstepped Authority in Cryptocurrency Case | Find Know Do
www.morganlewis.com/pubs/2024/12/fifth-circuit-rejects-ofacs-tornado-cash-sanctions
www.mayerbrown.com/en/insights/publications/2024/12/federal-appeals-court-tosses-ofac-sanctions-on-tornado-cash-and-limits-federal-governments-ability-to-police-crypto-transactions
The Fifth Circuit Limits OFAC’s Ability to Sanction Crypto Transactions, Daniel Ahn
Fifth Circuit Rejects OFAC Sanction of Tornado Cash Crypto Code | Insights | Greenberg Traurig LLP
Fifth Circuit Overturns OFAC Sanctions Against Crypto Mixer Tornado Cash | Global Fintech & Digital Assets Blog
S&C Publication: Fifth Circuit—OFAC Sanctions Against Cryptocurrency Mixer Unlawful
Fifth Circuit Rules OFAC Cannot Sanction Tornado Cash | BCLP – Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
An “Immutable” Force Meets an Immovable Object: OFAC’s Crypto Loss at the Fifth Circuit | Bracewell LLP