
CFTC shields passive crypto software—but Tornado Cash cases remain exposed
Crypto wallets can offer access to regulated derivatives without becoming brokers, provided they do not control customer funds or trades.

Crypto wallets can offer access to regulated derivatives without becoming brokers, provided they do not control customer funds or trades.

Notional Finance may have suffered a $1.7 million escrow exploit, with researchers tracing 689.2 ETH into Tornado Cash.
A federal judge has adjourned Roman Storm’s Tornado Cash retrial to April 26, 2027, as the developer’s pending motion for acquittal is weighed. Judge Katherine Polk Failla signed the two-page order on August 25 in the Southern District of New York. The later date came at Storm’s own request rather than from prosecutors. Why the

Judge Katherine Polk Failla adjourned the retrial by more than six months, with Storm's motion for acquittal still undecided.

A jury convicted Storm on a count of money transmitting last year, but did not reach a verdict on other charges.

Judge Katherine Polk Failla adjourned the retrial in light of Storm’s pending motion for acquittal and related request for a continuance.

A U.S. federal judge has pushed Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm’s retrial to April 26, 2027, about six months later than planned, while his motion seeking to overturn his existing conviction remains unresolved. The Aug. 25 court order states that…

Community reports claim a Tornado Cash phishing site drained 1,010 ETH, while onchain records confirm 810 ETH reached the cited wallet.

Storm pointed out the flawed logic behind the case against him and Tornado Cash, stressing that Google and OpenAI would be liable as their products are being used by North Korean operatives to fund the country’s nuclear program. Roman Storm Points at Google and OpenAI as North Korea’s Enablers Roman Storm, founder of the anonymizing […]

Tx says 198,715.88 XRP was stolen through a bridge relayer flaw, with funds routed to Tornado Cash while the bridge remains halted for review.

The stolen XRP was converted to ETH, routed through THORChain and ultimately sent to Tornado Cash after the bridge was drained.

A wallet linked to the Aztec Private Rollup Bridge exploit deposited another 300 ETH into Tornado Cash, bringing its total transfers to the mixer to 500 ETH. Aztec exploiter deposits 300 ETH into Tornado Cash Blockchain security firm PeckShield reported…

The July 23 spike — worth about $57 million in ETH — was driven largely by the Drift exploiter, who pushed $44 million through the mixer in under two hours.

Drift’s attacker moved 23,095 ETH worth $44.4M into Tornado Cash after three months, while ZachXBT declined further solo tracking work on X.

Blockchain security firm PeckShield now puts the drain on Arbitrum perpetuals protocol Ostium at roughly $24M, above the up-to-$18M first estimated.

Blockchain security firm Peckshield says an apparent exploit of the Hedera network has seen $5.25 million in stolen funds bridged to Ethereum. The attacker’s wallet, first funded through the crypto mixer Tornado Cash, holds roughly $5.25 million in ether and wrapped bitcoin. The Numbers Are Finally Starting To Emerge Peckshield reported that the Hedera network […]

The laundering through Tornado Cash complicates fund recovery, highlighting regulatory challenges and potential impacts on DeFi privacy tools.

Summer.fi's own post-mortem confirms the attacker began laundering the $6M haul through the mixer, calling it a sign of "limited intent to return the funds voluntarily."

The DAO behind notorious privacy protocol Tornado Cash has received a proposal that would replace key addresses with spoofed lookalikes.
Are DeFi protocols and current bridges unknowingly aiding the flow of illegal money?