tornado cash
Dutch Prosecutors Seek 64-Month Jail Sentence for Tornado Cash Dev Alexey Pertsev
Pertsev has been accused of laundering $1.2 billion worth of crypto through the anonymizing tool Tornado Cash, the Dutch prosecutors detailed in an indictment that was shared ahead of the trial. The indictment said that between July 9, 2019 and Aug. 10, 2022 Pertsev made “a habit of committing money …
Hackers like Lazarus continue to use Tornado Cash despite US sanctions
Blockchain analytics firm Elliptic revealed that the North Korea-backed hacker group Lazarus is once again using sanctioned crypto mixer Tornado Cash to obfuscate its transactions. Last year, the group ceased using the crypto mixer after US government sanctions, which were imposed due to allegations of aiding criminals in laundering illegally …