Dutch Court Sentences Tornado Cash Developer To 64 Months For Money Laundering
Bitcoinist.com - 2024-05-15T01:00:59.000Z

The Oost-Brabant district court in the Netherlands has sentenced Alexey Pertsev, co-developer of Tornado Cash, to 64 months in prison for his involvement in creating and maintaining the crypto mixing tool. The court alleges that Tornado Cash enables “criminal activity and terrorism.” Pertsev, along with two other individuals, developed Tornado Cash, a tool for concealing […]

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