On August 6, 2025, after a four-week trial in the Southern District of New York (S.D.N.Y.), the jury in the Tornado Cash case reached an impasse. While it found Roman Storm, the founder of a crypto mixing service known as...more
Yes, indeed! What Brad Garlinghouse of Ripple Labs called “Gensler’s reign of terror” ended with Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler’s resignation upon President Donald Trump’s inauguration. Paul...more
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On October 19, 2020, The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced its first action against a bitcoin mixer: a $60 million civil penalty against Larry Dean Harmon. Harmon was the founder and operator of Helix...more