FTX blocks Aztec Network privacy DApp, calling it a ‘high risk’ mixer

FTX has reportedly begun blocking accounts that have sent coins through Zk.money, a private layer-2 chain provided by the Aztec Network on Ethereum. According to Twitter users, FTX has identified the DApp as a mixer — a service it deems a “high-risk activity” prohibited by the exchange. Reports of blocked transactions on FTX began appearing … Read more

Tornado Cash virtual currency mixer on Ethereum hit by U.S. OFAC sanctions

The Ethereum-based platform is believed to have been used to launder over $7 billion in virtual currencies The Ethereum-based platform is believed to have been used to launder over $7 billion in virtual currencies The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced on Monday that the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) was imposing sanctions on … Read more

Crypto hack currency mixer Tornado hit with U.S. sanctions

The Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on virtual currency mixer Tornado Cash, which has allegedly helped to launder more than $7 billion worth of virtual currency since its creation in 2019 The Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on virtual currency mixer Tornado Cash, which has allegedly helped to launder more than $7 billion worth of … Read more