The US Treasury removed Tornado Cash from its sanctions list

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The U.S. Treasury Department removed Tornado Cash from its sanctions list on March 21, following a federal appeals court ruling that the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), an agency within the Treasury, overstepped its authority by sanctioning the protocol’s smart contracts.

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Mar 21, 2025 - 7:30am

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The move comes after an appeals court ruled that the Office of Foreign Assets Control exceeded its authority by sanctioning Tornado Cash
The US Treasury Department has dropped cryptocurrency mixer Tornado Cash from its sanctions list, the agency said on March 21
A federal appeals court ruled last November that OFAC couldn't sanction Tornado Cash's smart contracts because they weren't the "property" of any foreign national

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03/21/2025
Week 12 of 2025