{"id":482401,"date":"2022-08-08T18:12:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-08T15:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/us-treasury-sanctions-usdc-and-eth-addresses-connected-to-tornado-cash\/"},"modified":"2022-08-08T18:12:00","modified_gmt":"2022-08-08T15:12:00","slug":"us-treasury-sanctions-usdc-and-eth-addresses-connected-to-tornado-cash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/us-treasury-sanctions-usdc-and-eth-addresses-connected-to-tornado-cash\/","title":{"rendered":"# US Treasury sanctions USDC and ETH addresses connected to Tornado Cash"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3eaed75b98c\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3eaed75b98c\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/us-treasury-sanctions-usdc-and-eth-addresses-connected-to-tornado-cash\/#%E2%80%9D_US_Treasury_sanctions_USDC_and_ETH_addresses_connected_to_Tornado_Cash_%E2%80%9C\" >&#8221; US Treasury sanctions USDC and ETH addresses connected to Tornado Cash &#8220;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9D_US_Treasury_sanctions_USDC_and_ETH_addresses_connected_to_Tornado_Cash_%E2%80%9C\"><\/span>&#8221; US Treasury sanctions USDC and ETH addresses connected to Tornado Cash &#8220;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjItMDgvNWRhMjcwMDUtNWNiOS00NWZiLTkxZjAtMTMzMGM3MzI1M2I3LmpwZw==.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content\" data-v-28d77a7a>The United States Treasury Department has added several cryptocurrency addresses allegedly connected to controversial mixer Tornado Cash to the Specially Designated Nationals list of the Office of Foreign Asset Control, or OFAC.<\/p>\n<p>In a Monday announcement, the OFAC effectively <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/home.treasury.gov\/policy-issues\/financial-sanctions\/specially-designated-nationals-and-blocked-persons-list-sdn-human-readable-lists\">barred<\/a> U.S. residents from using more than 40 USD Coin (USDC) and Ether (ETH) addresses connected to Tornado Cash by placing them on its list of Specially Designated Nationals. It\u2019s unclear what led to this enforcement action, but the protocol was at the center of some recent hacks and exploits in decentralized finance, including a $375-million attack on Wormhole in February and a $100-million hack on Horizon Bridge in June.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Related: <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>US Treasury Dept sanctions 3 Ethereum addresses allegedly linked to North Korea<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tornado Cash announced in July that it had fully open-sourced its user interface code as part of its goals towards complete decentralization and transparency.<\/p>\n<p><em>This story is developing and will be updated.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><template data-name=\"subscription_form\" data-type=\"law_decoded\"><\/template>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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