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Policy

US Government Amps Up Inevitable Clash With Crypto Privacy in Tornado Cash Blacklisting

The Treasury Department says Tornado Cash abetted laundering of $7 billion, but that’s not likely to quiet crypto enthusiasts as they fight to stay anonymous.

Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Semenov (Roman Semenov)

Policy

Crypto-Mixing Service Tornado Cash Blacklisted by US Treasury

The department barred its use by U.S. persons as a matter of national security because North Korean hackers allegedly use the mixer to launder stolen crypto funds.

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Markets

US Adds 528K Jobs in July, More Than Doubling Estimates; Bitcoin Dips

Investors are likely to expect the Federal Reserve to continue aggressively hiking interest rates in response.

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Finance

BTC-e Operator Alexander Vinnik Has Been Extradited to the US

The news comes weeks after U.S. authorities called off their previous extradition request, thereby paving the way for Vinnik to be brought to the U.S.

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Finance

Operador de BTC-e Alexander Vinnik foi extraditado para os EUA

A notícia chega semanas depois de as autoridades dos EUA terem cancelado o seu Request anterior de extradição, abrindo assim caminho para que Vinnik fosse trazido para os EUA.

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Finance

L'operatore BTC-e Alexander Vinnik è stato estradato negli Stati Uniti

La notizia arriva settimane dopo che le autorità statunitensi avevano annullato la loro precedente Request di estradizione, aprendo così la strada al trasferimento di Vinnik negli Stati Uniti.

Alexander Vinnik (Shutterstock)

Finance

El operador BTC-e Alexander Vinnik ha sido extraditado a EE. UU

La noticia llega semanas después de que las autoridades estadounidenses cancelaran su anterior Request de extradición, allanando así el camino para que Vinnik sea llevado a Estados Unidos.

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Finance

Fairfax County Pension Fund Invests $70M in Crypto Yield Farming Funds: Report

The Virginia pension fund has a series of crypto investments dating back to 2019.

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Finance

Coinbase Asks US Supreme Court to Halt Lawsuits Connected to Scams and Dogecoin: Report

The exchange seeks to send the cases to arbitration after federal trial judges earlier rejected such requests.

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