{"id":482835,"date":"2022-08-09T23:15:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-09T20:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/anonymous-user-sends-eth-from-tornado-cash-to-prominent-figures-following-sanctions\/"},"modified":"2022-08-09T23:15:00","modified_gmt":"2022-08-09T20:15:00","slug":"anonymous-user-sends-eth-from-tornado-cash-to-prominent-figures-following-sanctions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/anonymous-user-sends-eth-from-tornado-cash-to-prominent-figures-following-sanctions\/","title":{"rendered":"# Anonymous user sends ETH from Tornado Cash to prominent figures following sanctions"},"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-6a3b4a29cb54c\" 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-6a3b4a29cb54c\" 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\/anonymous-user-sends-eth-from-tornado-cash-to-prominent-figures-following-sanctions\/#%E2%80%9D_Anonymous_user_sends_ETH_from_Tornado_Cash_to_prominent_figures_following_sanctions_%E2%80%9C\" >&#8221; Anonymous user sends ETH from Tornado Cash to prominent figures following sanctions &#8220;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9D_Anonymous_user_sends_ETH_from_Tornado_Cash_to_prominent_figures_following_sanctions_%E2%80%9C\"><\/span>&#8221; Anonymous user sends ETH from Tornado Cash to prominent figures following sanctions &#8220;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjItMDgvMGExODk1YWMtOThjYy00ZWRiLWI3YzYtMDJlY2JmZGJkNzIxLmpwZw==.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content\" data-v-28d77a7a>On Tuesday, one day after the U.S. Treasury sanctioned cryptocurrency mixer Tornado Cash for its alleged role in cryptocurrency money laundering operations, intervals of 0.1 Ether (ETH) transactions\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/etherscan.io\/txsInternal?a=0x12d66f87a04a9e220743712ce6d9bb1b5616b8fc&amp;p=1\">began<\/a>\u00a0materializing\u00a0from the smart contract to prominent figures such as Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong and American television host Jimmy Fallon. It is not possible to trace the source of the transactions per Tornado Cash design, and as a result, either one individual or multiple individuals or entities could be involved in the operation.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Notable individuals\/companies who just received funds from a government-sanctioned entity:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Jimmy Fallon<br \/>&#8211; Shaquille O&#8217;Neal<br \/>&#8211; PUMA<br \/>&#8211; Randi Zuckerberg<br \/>&#8211; Logan Paul<br \/>&#8211; Brian Armstrong<br \/>&#8211; Steve Aoki<br \/>&#8211; Ukraine Crypto Donation<br \/>&#8211; Dave Ch<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>elle<br \/>&#8211; Beeple<\/p>\n<p>Field day for investigators. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9HDJmppzT2\">https:\/\/t.co\/9HDJmppzT2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 FatMan (@FatManTerra) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FatManTerra\/status\/1557016894305083393?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 9, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nDue to sanctions, it is illegal for any U.S. persons and entities to interact with Tornado Cash\u2019s smart contract addresses, blockchain or business-wise. Penalties for willful noncompliance can range from fines of $50,000 to $10,000,000 and 10 to 30 years imprisonment.<\/p>\n<p>The consistency of the transactions indicate that the sender(s) may be starting a prank as to direct law enforcement attention to the recipient individuals. However, the Treasury sanctions require &#8220;willful&#8221; engagement with the blacklisted smart contract addresses as a precondition for possible criminal proceedings. Thus, it is unlikely that the receipt of tokens from Tornado Cash on a gratuitous basis, without any prior knowledge nor engagement, can constitute a violation of the sanctions.<\/p>\n<p>The same day, Web3 development platforms Alchemy and Infura.io joined stablecoin issuer Circle and programming depository vault GitHub in blacklisting the sanctioned Tornado Cash addresses and barring access to its front-end application. Months prior, Tornado Cash attempted to address ongoing concerns that its platform was being used by malicious hackers to launder stolen crypto funds by disabling illicit wallets from accessing the application. However, its co-founder, Roman Semenov said at the time that the instrument only blocks access to the decentralized application, or DApp, interface and not the underlying smart contract.<\/p>\n<p>Months prior, Tornado Cash attempted to address ongoing concerns that its platform was being used by malicious hackers to launder stolen crypto funds by disabling illicit wallets from accessing the application. However, its co-founder, Roman Semenov said at the time that the instrument only blocks access to the decentralized application, or DApp, interface and not the underlying smart contract.<\/p>\n<p><template data-name=\"subscription_form\" data-type=\"defi_newsletter\"><\/template><\/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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