The digital rights group Electronic Frontier Foundation has filed an amicus brief in the defense of Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm, citing the criminalization of privacy and the prosecution's chilling effects on free speech.| The Rage
The Deputy Attorney General has asked the DOJ to stop targeting developers for the conduct of their users. But the issued memo appears to deliberately leave the door wide open to do exactly that.| The Rage
Everything you need to know about the Samourai Wallet and Tornado Cash prosecutions as discussed at the MIT Bitcoin Expo.| The Rage
The jury trial against Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm is postponed to July 14th in light of discussions on pretrial disclosures.| The Rage
ICERAID promises users rewards in cryptocurrency to report immigrants to law enforcement. The project claims to be in talks with the White House, but investors already want their money back.| The Rage
Announcing the seizure of $200,000 in cryptocurrency allegedly linked to Hamas, CoinDesk publishes long debunked terrorist financing allegations| The Rage
The Treasury has filed a notice to stop a Texas district court from issuing a final judgement on Tornado Cash's sanctions reversal, attempting to retain powers to list software like Tornado Cash on OFAC's SDN list.| The Rage
Celsius Network, led by debtors, is suing Chainalysis for 'propping up' a fraudulent $3.3 Billion audit of the platform that misled customers and investors.| The Rage
The Treasury has issued a warning that US persons should "exercise caution" before engaging with services like Tornado Cash amidst the software's removal from OFAC's SDN list.| The Rage
At the No Money for Terror Conference, FATF, Europol, and German Finance Minister contradict intelligence findings to advocate for total financial surveillance.| The Rage
Viral discussions on Operation Chokepoint 2.0 had the potential to reform a broken financial system. Instead, it birthed a disinformation campaign designed to save big tech from enforcement action while selling out consumers.| The Rage
The US Government has filed its opposition to Tornado Cash's motion to reconsider the dismissal of criminal charges against the developers.| The Rage
A Bitcoin Bill introduced in Oklahoma sets an example for how sensible Bitcoin legislation can work in favor of the people and the industry as a whole.| The Rage
The EU is ringing in 2025 with a truly remarkable shitshow for your financial privacy and security.| The Rage
Custody over funds is not necessary to be considered a broker by the IRS.| The Rage
In light of the Fifth Circuit court reversing sanctions placed on Tornado Cash, Storm's defense requests the dismissal of all criminal charges| The Rage
A vulnerability in the WabiSabi coinjoin protocol allows malicious coordinators to deanonymize coinjoins. Users are urged to update their wallets immediately.| The Rage
Marc Andreesen has turned debanking into a much needed issue of national debate. Unfortunately, he has no idea how debanking works.| The Rage
The court has found that OFAC overstepped its authority by placing Tornado Cash on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List, reversing a District Court's ruling upholding Sanctions on the software| The Rage
The software was used to spy on narcotics trafficking under US supervision Colombian Ambassador says, but the structuring of transactions raises suspicions on the program's legitimacy| The Rage
The Soufan Center has published a brief on cryptocurrency adoption by terrorist groups titled "Blockchain and Bloodshed," citing outdated, incorrect, and misleading statements.| The Rage
In a hearing on Wednesday Chainalysis argued that a defamation lawsuit filed by alleged “scam” is an effort to silence the analytic's firm| The Rage
Last week, TD Bank agreed to pay a “historic fine” of over $3B for BSA violations linked to drugs, bribes, and human trafficking – but the fine makes up merely 1% of the banking group's revenue.| The Rage
A World Economic Forum report on digital asset regulation finds "tough" US approach "positive for the industry", recommends AI, digital identities for AML/KYC, EU stablecoin reserve requirements "too strict"| The Rage
Colombia investigates whether information on the alleged purchase of Pegasus Spyware was shared with Colombia's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU). Last week, Colombia was banned from the international FIU network Egmont Group for revealing a confidential report on Israeli Pegasus sales.| The Rage
The German banking authority BaFin is unaware of "new regulations that came into effect on September 10th", allegedly leading Kraken Germany to halt support for the Lightning Network according to customer service representatives. Kraken issued a correction after publication of this article.| The Rage
The UK's National Crime Agency claims "cryptoassets are increasingly used to launder non-digital proceeds of crime" and identify increased risks to children through end-to-end encryption in a 2024 National Risk Assessment.| The Rage
The finalized UN Cybercrime Convention would overrule bank secrecy while criminalizing hacking, whistleblowing and security research.| The Rage
FATF report finds 'virtual assets' increasingly used by terrorist groups, despite 75% of jurisdictions still lacking risk assessments.| The Rage
Judge grants delay of the Tornado Cash trial: are charges against Roman Storm comparable to criminally charging the creators of WhatsApp because criminals used it?| The Rage
The UK's Royal United Services Institute issued a 45 page report on the weaponization of FATF standards and its influence on the repression of watchdog organizations, journalists, critics and opposition groups - including a guide for affected entities.| The Rage
