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Samourai Wallet Charges Raise Existential Questions for Privacy Tech

Co-founders Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill are charged with money laundering related to the privacy-protecting wallet.

Profiting from a crypto mixer is likely illegal, experts say. (Wikimedia Commons)

Vídeos

Degen Chain Racks up Millions in Volumes; Latest in Custodia Bank's Legal Battle Against the Fed

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines impacting the crypto industry today, as meme coins flourish on Degen Chain, a new layer-3 blockchain built on top of Base. Plus, Roman Storm's legal team filed a motion to dismiss the criminal indictment against the Tornado Cash developer. And, a federal judge has rejected Custodia Bank's argument that it is entitled to a Federal Reserve master account.

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Regulación

Dutch Prosecutors Seek 64-Month Jail Sentence for Tornado Cash Dev Alexey Pertsev

The judge will deliver the verdict on May 14, the court said.

Free Alex Pertsev poster spotted outside the courthouse (Jack Schickler/CoinDesk)

Regulación

Tornado Cash Dev Pertsev's $1.2B Money Laundering Allegations Detailed Ahead of Dutch Trial

An indictment by Dutch prosecutors lists 40 suspicious transfers – the largest from the Axie Infinity Ronin exploit.

Free Alex Pertsev poster spotted outside the courthouse (Jack Schickler/CoinDesk)

Finanzas

North Korean Hackers Used Tornado Cash to Launder $12M From Heco Bridge Hack: Elliptic

The hacking group sent more than 40 transactions to Tornado Cash over the past 24 hours.

Flags fly in Pyongyang, North Korea (Micha Brandli/Unsplash)

Finanzas

Tornado Cash Reportedly Suffers Backend Exploit, User Deposits at Risk

The exploit has the function to steal deposit data and deposited funds.

Tornado Cash website and Discord taken offline (Nikolas Noonan/Unsplash)

Regulación

How the Crypto Industry Responded to FinCEN's Proposed Mixer Rule

FinCEN has some concerns about mixers' use in terrorism. Crypto advocates warn its proposed solution may go too far.

(Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Opinión

Why Tornado Cash Remains the Most Pivotal Legal Case in Crypto

Edward Snowden has backed a legal defense campaign for Roman Storm and Alexey Pertsev, coders behind the mixing service. They deserve the support of the crypto community, which has fundamental rights at stake in the case.

Protestors demonstrate against the arrest of Alexey Pertsev in Amsterdam, August 2022 (Jack Schickler)

Vídeos

Bitcoin's Volatility Continues; Japan Wants New Web3 Rules

"CoinDesk Daily" host Amitoj Singh breaks down the biggest crypto headlines impacting the industry today, including a closer look at bitcoin's (BTC) latest price action after spot bitcoin ETF approvals in the U.S. earlier this month. Some Japanese congressmen want to carve out policies for Web3, according to CoinDesk Japan. And, two Tornado Cash developers have raised over $350,000 for their legal defense fund.

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