It appears to be an ongoing prank to challenge the novel Tornado Cash sanctions.
Category: Regulation News
Mark Cuban faces class action lawsuit for promoting Voyager crypto products
The lawsuit alleged Mark Cuban misrepresented the crypto offerings and services by Voyager and leveraged his years of experience to lure inexperienced customers into investing […]
Total value locked in DeFi dropped by 66%, but multiple metrics reflect steady growth
Decentralized finance TVL is down by 66%, but growth in DEX aggregators, active addresses and steady fund raises show “DeFi winter” is not upon us.
Alchemy and Infura block access to Tornado Cash as Vitalik Buterin weighs in on debate
U.S. persons and entities must comply with the Treasury’s sanctions or face possible criminal consequences.
SBI Group reports investee getting CFTC approval for OTC derivatives trading in US
Under the U.S. Commodity Exchange Act and CFTC regulations, derivatives exchanges must have approval to operate as a Designated Contract Market or a Swap Execution […]
CFTC and SEC propose amending reporting rules for large hedge funds on crypto exposure
The two U.S. financial regulators cited the growth in the hedge fund industry as the reason for the proposed change, due in part to digital […]
Circle freezes blacklisted Tornado Cash smart contract addresses
Stablecoin issuers can blacklist interactions with the Tornado Cash DApp on the Ethereum smart contract level.
California regulator orders Celsius to stop selling securities in the state
The Department of Financial Protection and Innovation previously ordered BlockFi and Voyager to stop their offerings in the state.
Voyager Digital reportedly had deep ties with SBF-owned Alameda Research
Financial documents of Voyager revealed that they lent nearly $1.6 billion in crypto loans to an entity registered in the British Virgin Islands, the same […]
Iran makes $10M import with crypto, plans ‘widespread’ use by end of Sept
Prolonged economic sanctions against the Islamic state have forced Iran to start using crypto as a medium of exchange for international trade deals.