#Privacy and Personal Data

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ForkLog 106 19.09.2022

What is the Tornado Cash mixer, and why was it sanctioned?

Why do experts think the US overreached in blacklisting Tornado Cash? What are the charges against its co-founder Alexey Pertsev? Is there any chance users will recover more than $430m in frozen crypto? Answers, in brief.

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ForkLog 13 12.09.2022

Huobi to Delist Seven Privacy-Focused Cryptocurrencies

On 19 September, the Huobi cryptocurrency exchange will delist seven privacy-focused coins, according to a blog post.

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ForkLog 10 07.09.2022

Trezor to add CoinJoin-based Bitcoin-mixing tool to its wallets

Hardware wallet maker Trezor announced a partnership with Wasabi Wallet. The aim of the collaboration is to integrate CoinJoin, a Bitcoin transaction-mixing tool, into the devices.

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ForkLog 15 22.08.2022

Ronin hackers convert assets into Bitcoin and use mixers

Hackers behind the March Ronin sidechain breach, worth $625 million, converted most of the assets into Bitcoin using privacy tools. According to researcher ₿liteZero of SlowMist.

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ForkLog 11 12.08.2022

Tornado Cash to explore legal avenues to challenge US sanctions in court

Members of Tornado DAO urged the community to hire a team of lawyers to challenge the US-imposed sanctions on the cryptocurrency mixer.

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ForkLog 7 09.08.2022

Experts assess the consequences of sanctions on the Tornado Cash mixer

US authorities regard cryptocurrency mixing services as potential threats and continue to tightly control their activities.

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ForkLog 16 08.08.2022

US sanctions Tornado Cash, the Ethereum mixer.

On August 8, OFAC added Tornado Cash's website to the sanctions list, along with 39 Ethereum and 6 USDC addresses linked to it.

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ForkLog 8 15.07.2022

Chainalysis identifies main users of Bitcoin mixers in 2022

Activity in the use of cryptocurrency mixers doubled in 2022 compared with the previous year, according to Chainalysis.

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ForkLog 12 01.07.2022

Coinbase denies allegations of selling customer data

The cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase denied selling confidential user data to the U.S. government.

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ForkLog 16 09.06.2022

Law enforcement shuts down marketplace selling personal data of 24 million people for cryptocurrency

Law enforcement authorities, during an international operation, announced the dismantling of the SSNDOB marketplace, where personal data were sold for cryptocurrency for at least about 24 million U.S. residents. This was reported by the U.S. Department of Justice.

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ForkLog 13 06.05.2022

Blender.io mixer sanctioned by the United States

The US Treasury added Blender.io, a cryptocurrency mixer, and related Bitcoin and Ethereum addresses to the sanctions list.

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ForkLog 15 02.05.2022

Nym Technologies raises $300 million to develop its ecosystem

The privacy-focused project Nym has raised $300 million from a number of venture firms into a fund focused on financing ecosystem developers. The Block reports.

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