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What the DOJ’s First MEV Lawsuit Means for Ethereum

In a highly technical overview of an exploit that has since been patched, government prosecutors find that exploiting code is a crime. CoinDesk reached out to several experts in the Ethereum community to get their views on the case.

Department of Justice (Shutterstock)

The Hard Truths and Worrying Consequences of the Tornado Cash Verdict

Developer Alexey Pertsev was sentenced today to 64 months in prison. His prosecution makes sense from a law enforcement point of view, even if the implications are horrible for anyone creating a product that could be used for unforeseen uses.

Free Alex Pertsev poster spotted outside the courthouse (Jack Schickler/CoinDesk)

Why, for Some, Crypto Is the Defining Political Issue of Our Times

It’d be foolish for people to vote against their own interests.

(Shaleah Craighead/Wikimedia Commons, modified by CoinDesk)

Will Biden Get the Final Say Over a Controversial Crypto Accounting Rule?

Critics of SAB 121, introduced in March 2022, have called the rule “obscure,” a “diktat” and a “pernicious weed.”

(White House, modified by CoinDesk)