The software development platform GitHub has partially unblocked the cryptocurrency mixer Tornado Cash and its contributors on its platform. This was reported by Ethereum developer Preston Van Loon.
The Tornado Cash code repositories are read-only. GitHub has not yet restored full functionality.
“But this is progress compared with a full ban. I still urge GitHub to reverse all actions and restore the repositories to their previous status,” said Van Loon.
The restoration of Tornado Cash on GitHub followed the OFAC statement that “interacting with open-source software [the mixer] is not prohibited”.
Earlier in August, OFAC added Tornado Cash to the sanctions list on suspicion of laundering more than $7 billion in cryptocurrency.
On August 12, Dutch authorities arrested the developer of the service, Alexey Pertsev. Authorities suspect him of involvement in laundering funds and concealing illicit financial flows.
In mid-September, the U.S. Treasury allowed users to withdraw digital assets from addresses affiliated with the Tornado Cash mixer.
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