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MakerDAO Founder: US Ban of Tornado Cash is 'Useless' and 'Pointless'
MakerDAO Founder: US Ban of Tornado Cash is ‘Useless’ and ‘Pointless’
MakerDAO founder Rune Christensen discusses his take on the U.S. Treasury department’s sanction of crypto mixer Tornado Cash, explaining why it’s “useless and pointless” and g...
MakerDAO Founder: US Ban of Tornado Cash is 'Useless' and 'Pointless'

Elliptic Exec Breaks Down the Tornado Cash Saga
Elliptic Exec Breaks Down the Tornado Cash Saga
Blockchain analytics firm Elliptic calculates $1.54 billion in ether (ETH) and USD Coin (USDC) were laundered through Tornado Cash, the crypto mixer now sanctioned by the U.S....
Elliptic Exec Breaks Down the Tornado Cash Saga

Americans Banned From Using Crypto-Mixing Service Tornado Cash
Americans Banned From Using Crypto-Mixing Service Tornado Cash
The U.S. Treasury Department banned all Americans from using decentralized crypto mixing service Tornado Cash on Monday. The department barred its use by U.S. persons as a mat...
Americans Banned From Using Crypto-Mixing Service Tornado Cash

Digital Assets, From Regulation to Innovation in Federal Policy
Digital Assets, From Regulation to Innovation in Federal Policy
Wally Adeyemo, deputy secretary of the U.S. Treasury joins Consensus 2022 to discuss the state and outlook for regulation and policy of digital assets. Moderator: Nik De, Coin...
Digital Assets, From Regulation to Innovation in Federal Policy

Treasury Secretary Yellen: US CBDC Would Require Years of Development, Not Months
Treasury Secretary Yellen: US CBDC Would Require Years of Development, Not Months
In her first speech on digital assets, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen highlighted several lessons she believes apply to the Treasury’s work on digital assets: how the financi...
Treasury Secretary Yellen: US CBDC Would Require Years of Development, Not Months

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Democracy Demands a Say in the Future of Money
The U.S. Treasury’s decision to impose know-your-customer rules to private cryptocurrency wallets is flawed in more ways than one.
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Hong Kong’s National Security Law Could Threaten Local Crypto Brokerages
The U.S. sanctions on financial institutions in Hong Kong could put the city’s growing crypto brokerage businesses in jeopardy.
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Mnuchin 'Fine' With Libra Launch, But Crypto Project Must 'Fully' Comply With AML Rules
Steven Mnuchin, secretary of the U.S. Treasury, has no issue with the launch of the Facebook-led Libra project – as long as financial rules are followed to the letter.
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Mnuchin's Number Two Says Private Cryptos Pose Threat to Government Power and Will Be Watched
The deputy secretary of the U.S. Treasury has raised the specter of a not-so-distant future when private digital currencies have stripped some of the power from governments. P...
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