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Legitimate Privacy Tool or Dirty Money ‘Laundromat’? Lawyers Debate Role of Tornado Cash on Day 1 of Roman Storm Trial
Storm’s lawyers say their client had nothing to do with the criminals using Tornado Cash. Prosecutors say he was capable of stopping them, and chose not to.


U.S. Banking Regulators Issue Crypto 'Safekeeping' Statement, Not Pushing New Policy
The federal agencies that oversee the U.S. banking system put out some guidance on properly keeping customers' crypto assets.

Right to Code? Tornado Cash Dev Roman Storm's Money Laundering Trial Kicks Off Monday
If convicted on all three charges, Storm faces a maximum sentence of 45 years in prison.

Robinhood Probed by Florida AG’s Office Over Allegedly ‘Deceptive’ Crypto Pricing Claims
The Florida Attorney General said there is evidence that crypto trading on Robinhood is actually more expensive due to its payment for order flow (PFOF) model.

OFAC’s Dropped Sanctions Against Tornado Cash Can’t Come Up at Trial, Judge Says
Barring what she described as a “unicorn” piece of evidence that would force the discussion of the now-illegal sanctions, District Judge Katherine Polk Failla said no to sanctions talk at trial.

Tornado Cash Judge Will Not Permit Van Loon Verdict to Be Discussed During Upcoming Trial
“The words ‘Van Loon’ are not going to show up in this trial,” District Katherine Polk Failla said during a Tuesday hearing in Manhattan.

Nigerian Scammer Posing as Trump Ally Steve Witkoff Stole 250K in Crypto From One Political Donor
The FBI was able to recover 40,300 USDT.ETH, which it is now seeking to return to the victim.

BitFuFu Hits 36.2 EH/s Hashrate, 728 MW Capacity in June
The miner increased its total holdings to 1,792 BTC.

TORN Spikes 5% After U.S. Appeals Court Okays End of Another Tornado Cash Lawsuit
The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on July 3 that Coin Center could dismiss its lawsuit against the Treasury Department.

