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ForkLog 52 01.04.2025

Hacker Claims Loss of 2930 ETH on Phishing Site After zkLend Breach

In response to another offer from the zkLend team to return the stolen funds, the hacker who breached the protocol claimed to have sent 2930 ETH (~$5.4 million) to a fake Tornado Cash website. Data: Etherscan. As a result of the incident on February 12, the Starknet-based L2 project lost ~3666 ETH ($9.6 million at […]

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ForkLog 49 23.03.2025

Tornado Cash Ported to MegaETH Testnet

A developer known as Gunboats has ported the recently unsanctioned mixer Tornado Cash to the test network of the L2 project MegaETH. The new version of the protocol, named ETHTornado, has sparked concerns within the community. putting tornado cash on fastest chain ever @megaeth_labs pic.twitter.com/NoxUsX3Mbf — GUNBOATs ?? (@0xgunboats) March 21, 2025 “I thought maybe […]

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ForkLog 73 22.03.2025

Tornado Cash Removed from OFAC Sanctions List

The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has lifted economic sanctions on Tornado Cash. More than 100 Ethereum addresses have been removed from the sanctions list. According to the department’s statement, the decision followed a “review of new legal and policy issues” related to crypto businesses. The project was sanctioned by OFAC […]

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ForkLog 25 13.03.2025

Lazarus Group Hackers Transfer 400 ETH to Tornado Cash

Experts at CertiK have detected a transfer of 400 ETH (~$752,000) to the crypto mixer Tornado Cash. It is believed that the funds were moved by hackers from the Lazarus Group. #CertiKInsight ? We have detected deposit of 400 ETH in https://t.co/0lwPdz0OWi on Ethereum from:0xdB31a812261d599A3fAe74Ac44b1A2d4e5d009010xB23D61CeE73b455536EF8F8f8A5BadDf8D5af848. The fund traces to the Lazarus group’s activity on the […]

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ForkLog 49 26.02.2025

Ethereum Foundation Donates $1.25 Million for Tornado Cash Developer’s Legal Defense

The Ethereum Foundation has contributed $1.25 million to support the legal defense of Alexey Pertsev, a developer of the cryptocurrency mixer Tornado Cash. The EF is donating $1.25M to the legal defense of Alexey Pertsev. Privacy is normal, and writing code is not a crime. You can contribute to @alex_pertsev‘s defense here: https://t.co/shWFNoDJ9g https://t.co/ITvEiRkAGt — […]

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ForkLog 30 20.02.2025

Stolen Millions from Phemex Redirected to New Addresses

On February 19th, a portion of the funds stolen during the January breach of the Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange Phemex was moved. Analysts at Global Ledger noted this activity. More than 2080 ETH (~$6 million) were transferred to 14 new addresses. Less than 4000 ETH remain in the main Ethereum wallet associated with the attack. Experts […]

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ForkLog 51 19.02.2025

Sanctioned Entities Received $15.8 Billion via Cryptocurrencies in 2024

In 2024, jurisdictions and entities on the OFAC sanctions list received $15.8 billion through cryptocurrency transactions—about 39% of all illicit activity. These figures were reported by experts from Chainalysis. State Involvement in Illegal Transactions According to analysts, a record 60% of illegal crypto transactions in 2024 were attributed to sanctioned jurisdictions rather than individuals or […]

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ForkLog 40 06.02.2025

Tornado Cash Developer Alexey Pertsev to Be Released on February 7

Co-founder of the cryptocurrency mixing service Tornado Cash, Alexey Pertsev, has announced that he will be released tomorrow, February 7.

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ForkLog 39 22.01.2025

Court Overturns Sanctions Against Tornado Cash Mixer

On January 21, the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the sanctions against the cryptocurrency mixer Tornado Cash, imposed by the OFAC in 2022. The case has been sent back to the District Court for the Western District of Texas for further proceedings in light of the appellate decision. Earlier, the panel of judges […]

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ForkLog 20 20.12.2024

Tornado Cash Co-Founder Seeks Dismissal of Charges

Roman Storm, co-founder of the crypto mixer Tornado Cash, has requested a review of the denied motion to dismiss the case following a decision by the appellate court. In November, the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the OFAC exceeded its authority when imposing sanctions against the mixing service in 2022. Storm’s lawyers […]

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ForkLog 19 28.11.2024

Anonymity is not a crime: a legal analysis of the new Tornado Cash ruling

On November 26, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated the sanctions imposed by OFAC on the Tornado Cash cryptocurrency mixer. The opinion is well reasoned—compared with the district court, it shows a deeper and clearer understanding of the project’s structure and how the protocol operates. Moreover, the court addressed a number […]

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ForkLog 23 27.11.2024

US Court Deems Sanctions Against Tornado Cash Unlawful

The US Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the OFAC overstepped its authority in imposing sanctions on the cryptocurrency mixer Tornado Cash, as reported by The Block. The previous district court decision has been overturned. “Immutable smart contracts of Tornado Cash (lines of code ensuring privacy) do not constitute ‘property’ of a foreign […]

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