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A motion was filed against the U.S. Treasury, arguing that it voluntarily delisted Tornado Cash from its sanctions list following a court ruling overstepping it’s rights, but did so before a final judgment, allegedly to avoid a definitive ruling that could bar the Treasury from ever sanctioning Tornado Cash again

U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), in August 2022, added Tornado Cash’s smart contracts to its Specially Designated Nationals list, sanctioning the mixer

On April 28, 2025, U.S. District Judge issued a permanent injunction barring U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) from enforcing or reinstating sanctions on Tornado Cash

U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), in March 2025, following the courts rule that exceeded its statutory authority by sanctioning smart contracts, on voluntarily basis delisted Tornado Cash from its sanctions list

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, in November 2024, ruled that OFAC exceeded its statutory authority by sanctioning smart contracts, holding that they are not “property” under the law

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