US Fifth Circuit rejects OFAC sanctions on Tornado Cash smart contracts

28 November 2024

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has reversed a lower court judgment in Van Loon v. Department of the Treasury, holding that immutable smart contracts developed by Tornado Cash are not...

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Maya Lester KC

Maya Lester KC is a senior barrister (King’s Counsel) at Brick Court Chambers with a wide-ranging practice in public law, European law, competition law, international law, human rights & civil liberties. She has a particular expertise in sanctions...

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