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

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April 28, 2025

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U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman of the Western District of Texas said that the case was not moot, and sided with the plaintiffs, ruling that OFAC’s designation of Tornado Cash was unlawful and the agency is therefore permanently enjoined from enforcing sanctions against it.

Judge Robert Pitman of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas updated and finalized amendments on Monday, ruling that the Treasury's actions were "unlawful" and placing an order that compels the Treasury to be "permanently enjoined from enforcing it."

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Week 18 of 2025