Court ends Coin Center-US Treasury appeal over Tornado Cash
08.07.2025
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The dismissal came days before Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm was scheduled to face charges in US federal court.
The US Court of Appeals just dropped the mic on Coin Center's appeal against the Treasury over Tornado Cash sanctions. Game over, folks.
This legal drama wraps up right before Tornado Cash dev Roman Storm steps into the courtroom spotlight. Timing? Suspiciously perfect.
OFAC slapped sanctions on Tornado Cash in 2022, and Coin Center cried foul, saying the Treasury overstepped. But the court? Not having it.
TORN token did a little victory dance, spiking 14% on the news, then remembered it's crypto and chilled at $9.47. Classic.
This is the official end to our court battle over the statutory authority behind the Tornado Cash sanctions. The government was not interested in moving forward and defending their dangerously overbroad interpretation of sanctions laws.
Meanwhile, Tornado Cash devs are still in hot water. Roman Storm's up next in court, and Alexey Pertsev is already doing time in the Netherlands. Semenov? Ghost mode.
- • OFAC sanctions on Tornado Cash? Dropped in March.
- • Texas court said 'nah' to the sanctions back in January.
- • Tornado Cash: still not your safe haven for laundry day.
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