Former Ethereum Developer Virgil Griffith Seeks Sentence Reduction for Assisting North Korea with Blockchain Technology

cryptonews.com Former Ethereum developer Virgil Griffith, who was sentenced to 63 months in prison in 2022 for assisting North Korea in utilizing blockchain technology, has filed a request…

Chain Of Exploits? Investigator Unveils Connection Between Multiple Crypto Hacks

bitcoinist.com Over the years, crypto hacks have become more elaborate and common. In 2024, the community has seen hundreds of millions swept away from exploits and scams, leaving…

Railgun under scrutiny for alleged use by North Korean threat actors

cryptobriefing.com Railgun, a crypto privacy protocol once labeled a “prime alternative to Tornado Cash” by blockchain security firm Elliptic, has denied allegations that U.S.-sanctioned…

Crypto hedge fund gives real reason for Bitcoin’s drop

dlnews.com All eyes are on the Middle East, but the Federal Reserve may bear more responsibility for the crypto dump than Iran and Israel. Bitcoin dropped 14% at the end of last week…

How $11.1 Million Vanished from PrismaFi: Zach XBT Report

coinpedia.org Sohrab is a passionate cryptocurrency news writer with over five years of experience covering the industry. He keeps a keen interest in blockchain technology and its…

Privacy Protocol Railgun Denies Any Link to Lazarus Group

cryptonews.com Railgun has publicly denied any connection with the sanctioned North Korea‘s Lazarus Group using its platform for illicit activities. In a social media post addressing the…

Railgun denies being used by North Korea as it nears $1B total volume

cointelegraph.com Privacy protocol Railgun, which security analysts have labeled a “prime alternative” to Tornado Cash, denied U.S.-sanctioned entities are using it.

Privacy is Normal: Buterin Endorses Railgun with $300k Transfer

observers.com Vitalik Buterin caused a splash on Monday after transferring 100 ETH to Railgun, which allows token balances and transactions to be shielded from public view using…

Ethereum-Based Privacy Protocol Explodes 168% After Vitalik Buterin Voices Support, Says ‘Privacy Should be Normal’

dailyhodl.com founder Vitalik Buterin says that on-chain privacy should be accepted as normal following his transaction with the Railgun protocol. First reported by crypto reporter Colin…

‘Privacy is normal’: Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin pushes Tornado Cash alternative

dlnews.com GM, Tim here. Here’s what caught my DeFi-eye recently: The restaking rush continues with EigenLayer and Karak launches. Upgradable code costs Blast DeFi users $26 million.…

US Treasury 'Bending Old Laws Past Their Breaking Point' in Tornado Cash Case: Coinbase

decrypt.co Paul Grewal, Coinbase's chief legal officer, said Monday night that the U.S. Treasury is "bending old laws past their breaking point" in its quest to sanction Ethereum mixer…

RailGun: Praised by Vitalik Buterin, Used by North Korean Hackers

beincrypto.com Railgun, a privacy-focused cryptocurrency tool, is in the spotlight following both praise from Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin and its use by North Korean hackers. A new…

Price At Risk Despite Vitalik’s Vital Support, Here’s Why

coingape.com In a riveting turn of events, following Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin’s vital support to the coin mixer Railgun, a tidal wave of speculations birthed surrounding the…

Coinbase CLO Paul Grewal Backs Tornado Cash Over Right to Privacy

coingape.com Crypto mixer tornado Cash has been fighting an uphill legal battle over the allegations of money laundering. Coinbase chief legal officer Paul Grewal has recently come…

UK Judge freezes $7.6m of Craig Wright’s assets after his loss in Bitcoin creator case

dlnews.com Craig Wright’s assets frozen in Bitcoin creator case A UK judge froze $7.6 million of assets belonging to Australian computer scientist Craig Wright to prevent him from…

Gary Gensler’s Case Against Uniswap: Does the SEC Even Stand a Chance?

unchainedcrypto.com Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Fountain, Overcast, Podcast Addict, Pocket Casts, Castbox, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, or on your favorite podcast…

SEC Puts DeFi in Its Sights With Potential Uniswap Suit

unchainedcrypto.com The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission hitting Uniswap with a Wells notice, disclosed Wednesday, marked a departure from the regulator’s tried-and-true practice of…

Alexey Pertsev ‘cannot comprehend’ why he’s being tried for crimes of Tornado Cash users

dlnews.com After 19 months of investigation, debate about the meaning of open source blockchain code, and two days of testimony in a Dutch courtroom, the case against Alexy Pertsev…

Privacy panic erupts in EU on eve of Alexey Pertsev’s Tornado Cash trial

dlnews.com A version of this story appeared in our The Guidance newsletter on March 25. Sign up here. Experts are racing to soothe online hysteria that the European Union’s Anti-Money…

Why the $1.2 bn trial of Tornado Cash dev Alexey Pertsev will decide the future of crypto privacy

dlnews.com On Tuesday, the software developer of the embattled crypto mixer Tornado Cash will stand trial on a money laundering charge in the Netherlands. But Alexey Pertsev won’t be…

Second Tornado Cash defendant wins allies as Alexey Pertsev awaits verdict

dlnews.com Even as Alexey Pertsev awaits a verdict following his recent trial in the Netherlands, the Tornado Cash scandal is spinning off another case that could reshape crypto. In…

Blockchain Association Files Amicus Brief in Support of Tornado Cash Developers Roman Storm and Roman Semenov

dailyhodl.com The Blockchain Association, a prominent crypto advocacy group, is showing support for the two developers of mixing service Tornado Cash in their legal battle against the…

Files Amicus Brief In DOJ’s Case Against Tornado Cash Developers

theblockchainassociation.org Washington, D.C. (April 5, 2024) – On Friday, April 5, 2024, Blockchain Association (BA) filed an amicus brief in United States v. Storm, highlighting the industry-wide…

Crypto Advocacy Groups Support Tornado Cash Developer in Legal Battle

cryptonews.com Crypto advocacy groups have come to the support of Roman Storm, the developer of Tornado Cash, in his ongoing legal battle. Storm, who was arrested in August and charged…

Tornado Cash Legal Saga: Pro-Crypto Groups Support Roman Storm with Amicus Briefs

bitcoinist.com In a rapidly developing case, three cryptocurrency advocacy groups have filed amicus briefs in support of Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm, who has been indicted for his…

Crypto Groups File Amicus Briefs in Support of Tornado Cash Developer

coingape.com Several pro-crypto organizations have come forward in support of Roman Storm, a developer of the Ethereum privacy protocol Tornado Cash. Storm, arrested in August, faces…

Tornado Cash developer gets help in court from blockchain advocacy groups

cryptoslate.com Three blockchain advocacy groups have filed amicus curiae briefs on April 5 to defend Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm from criminal charges in the US. The filings support…