The US Treasury sanctioned Tornado Cash in 2022, claiming that the protocol had facilitated more than $7 billion in illicit transactions.
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U.S. Treasury alleged that Tornado Cash facilitated the laundering of over $7 billion in illicit funds since its launch in 2019, prompting the agency’s 2022 decision to sanction the platform for its alleged role in enabling financial crimes
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