{"id":24537,"date":"2025-04-30T14:25:22","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T14:25:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=24537"},"modified":"2025-04-30T14:25:22","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T14:25:22","slug":"texas-court-rules-tornado-cash-is-safu-whats-next-for-alexey-pertsev","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=24537","title":{"rendered":"Texas Court Rules Tornado Cash is Safu? What\u2019s Next For Alexey Pertsev?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p class=\"text-body font-regular leading-[24px] pt-[9px] pb-[2px]\">A federal court in Texas just clipped the wings of the U.S. Treasury. The court found that OFAC overstepped its authority when it sanctioned Tornado Cash ($TORN), the privacy protocol <a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/next-1000x-crypto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">built on Ethereum<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-body font-regular leading-[24px] pt-[9px] pb-[2px]\">For <a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/new-cryptocurrency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DeFi advocates<\/a> and open-source developers, it\u2019s more than a legal win\u2014it\u2019s a shot across the bow of federal overreach.<\/p>\n<p>99Bitcoins reached out to <\/p>\n<style>\n    .cwp-coin-chart svg path {\n        stroke-width: 0.65 !important;\n    }<\/p>\n<\/style>\n<p>    <span class=\"cwp-coin-widget-container\" data-id=\"torn-tornado-cash\" id=\"coin_widget_id_68123035c255b\"><\/p>\n<p>        <!-- name of the coin in the text --><br \/>\n        <span class=\"cwp-coin-widget-wrapper\" data-id=\"torn-tornado-cash\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"cwp-coin-widget-holder \" style=\"background:#efefef;\"><br \/>\n                <span class=\"cwp-coin-name\" data-id=\"torn-tornado-cash\"><br \/>\n                    <span class=\"cwp-coin-icon \"><\/span><br \/>\n                    <span class=\"cwp-coin-label \"><\/span><br \/>\n                    <span class=\"cwp-coin-symbol hidden\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>                    <span class=\"cwp-coin-trend-holder\"><br \/>\n                        <span class=\"cwp-coin-price hidden\"><\/span><br \/>\n                    <\/span><br \/>\n                    <span class=\"cwp-coin-trend-holder\"><br \/>\n                        <span class=\"cwp-coin-trend \"><\/span><br \/>\n                    <\/span><\/p>\n<p>                <\/span><br \/>\n            <\/span><br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<p>        <!-- popup with basic info about the coin --><br \/>\n        <span class=\"cwp-coin-popup-wrapper \" data-id=\"torn-tornado-cash\" style=\"\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"cwp-coin-popup-holder\"><br \/>\n                <span class=\"cwp-coin-name\"><br \/>\n                    <span class=\"cwp-coin-icon\"><\/span><br \/>\n                    <span class=\"cwp-coin-popup-name\"><\/span><br \/>\n                    <span class=\"cwp-coin-popup-symbol\"><\/span><br \/>\n                <\/span><br \/>\n                <span class=\"cwp-coin-price\"><br \/>\n                    <span class=\"cwp-coin-price-title\">Price<\/span><br \/>\n                    <span class=\"cwp-coin-price-holder\"><br \/>\n                        <span class=\"cwp-coin-price-value\"><\/span><br \/>\n                        <span class=\"cwp-coin-trend-holder\"><br \/>\n                            <span class=\"cwp-coin-trend\"><\/span><br \/>\n                        <\/span><br \/>\n                    <\/span><br \/>\n                <\/span><br \/>\n                <span class=\"cwp-coin-volume\"><br \/>\n                    <span class=\"cwp-coin-price-holder\"><br \/>\n                        <span class=\"cwp-coin-volume-title\">Volume in 24h<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                    <\/span><br \/>\n                    <span class=\"cwp-coin-volume-value\"><\/span><br \/>\n                    <!-- <span class=\"cwp-coin-trend-holder\">\n                        <span class=\"cwp-coin-trend\">?<\/span> \n                    <\/span>                     --><br \/>\n                <\/span><br \/>\n                <span class=\"cwp-coin-chart\"><br \/>\n                    <span class=\"cwp-graph-title\">Price 7d<\/span><br \/>\n                    <span class=\"cwp-graph-container\"><\/span><br \/>\n                <\/span><\/p>\n<p>            <\/span>           <\/p>\n<p>        <\/span><br \/>\n    <\/span><\/p>\n<p> founder Alex Pertsev but didn\u2019t receive an immediate response.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DISCOVER:<a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/high-risk-high-reward-crypto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a09+ Best High-Risk, High-Reward Crypto to Buy in 2025<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"font-bold text-body leading-[24px] pt-[12px] pb-[2px] [&amp;_a]:underline-offset-[6px] [&amp;_.underline]:underline-offset-[6px]\">The Case Against Tornado Cash Sanctions<\/h2>\n<p>OFAC\u2019s 2022 sanctions on Tornado Cash didn\u2019t just target behavior\u2014they tried to blacklist code. Tornado Cash, built on smart contracts, let users shield their on-chain activity. The Treasury claimed it facilitated money laundering while crypto users countered that it was no more criminal than a lock on a door.<\/p>\n<p>Now a federal court has weighed in, and the message is clear: smart contracts are code, not criminals. Judge John Smith (name to be assumed for continuity) explained in the ruling,<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>\u201cThe government lacks the authority to penalize self-operating software. Tornado Cash does not have the capability for ownership or control, making OFAC\u2019s actions unlawful.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">JUST IN: Tornado Cash wins court battle against OFAC, TORN jumps 8% <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FpeCab6tNq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/FpeCab6tNq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Cryptopolitan (@CPOfficialtx) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CPOfficialtx\/status\/1917181561386254535?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">April 29, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-body font-regular leading-[24px] pt-[9px] pb-[2px]\">The court\u2019s decision went beyond lifting sanctions on Tornado Cash\u2014it blocked OFAC from hitting its smart contracts with the same penalties in the future.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-body font-regular leading-[24px] pt-[9px] pb-[2px]\">Still, the fight isn\u2019t over. Two Tornado developers, Roman Storm and Roman Semenov, remain under indictment from the DOJ, showing that even if the code walks free, the coders might not.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, founder Alex Pertsev was sentenced to prison in 2024 and was recently released in February.<\/p>\n<div class=\"chart crypto-chart-instance\" id=\"crypto_chart_68123035c25e5\" data-coin-id=\"torn-tornado-cash\">\n<div class=\"chart__header\">\n<div class=\"chart__info\">\n<div class=\"chart__info-icon\">\n                <img id=\"crypto_chart_68123035c25e5-chart__info-icon-img\">\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__info-name\" id=\"crypto_chart_68123035c25e5-chart__info-name\">&#8211;<\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__info-label\">Price<\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__info-label\">Market Cap<\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__info-value\" id=\"crypto_chart_68123035c25e5-chart__info-symbol\">&#8211;<\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__info-value\" id=\"crypto_chart_68123035c25e5-chart__info-price\">&#8211;<\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__info-value\" id=\"crypto_chart_68123035c25e5-chart__info-marketcap\">&#8211;<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__controls\">\n<div class=\"chart__controls-group\">\n                <button class=\"chart__button chart__button--24h\" id=\"crypto_chart_68123035c25e5-btn-24h\">24h<\/button><br \/>\n                <button class=\"chart__button chart__button--7d\" id=\"crypto_chart_68123035c25e5-btn-7d\">7d<\/button><br \/>\n                <button class=\"chart__button chart__button--30d\" id=\"crypto_chart_68123035c25e5-btn-30d\">30d<\/button><br \/>\n                <button class=\"chart__button chart__button--1y\" id=\"crypto_chart_68123035c25e5-btn-1y\">1y<\/button><br \/>\n                <button class=\"chart__button chart__button--all-time\" id=\"crypto_chart_68123035c25e5-btn-all-time\">All Time<\/button>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__controls-group\">\n                <button class=\"chart__button chart__button--logarithmic\" id=\"crypto_chart_68123035c25e5-btn-log\">Log<\/button>\n            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__container\">\n        <canvas class=\"chart__canvas\" id=\"crypto_chart_68123035c25e5-cryptoChart\"><\/canvas>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"font-bold text-body leading-[24px] pt-[12px] pb-[2px] [&amp;_a]:underline-offset-[6px] [&amp;_.underline]:underline-offset-[6px]\">TORN: Remaining Legal Challenges<\/h2>\n<p>A Justice Department memo, leaked shortly after the ruling, recommends against prosecuting crypto platforms simply because bad actors use them. That shift in tone could reshape enforcement strategies moving forward\u2014and offer some breathing room to developers in the crosshairs.<\/p>\n<p>The case has become a flashpoint in the fight over decentralized tools. While some see government intervention as necessary, others warn it threatens the whole premise of open, uncensorable infrastructure. For DeFi builders, the ruling is reason to keep pushing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DISCOVER:\u00a0<a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/best-meme-coin-icos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Best Meme Coin ICOs to Invest in 2025<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/discord.gg\/B7Uk6agkqj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Join The 99Bitcoins News Discord Here For The Latest Market Updates<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"nnbtc-key-takeaways\">\n<h3 class=\"nnbtc-key-takeaways__title\">Key Takeaways<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"nnbtc-key-takeaways__list\">\n<li class=\"nnbtc-key-takeaways__list-item\">\n        A federal court in Texas just clipped the wings of the U.S. Treasury. The court found that OFAC overstepped its authority when it sanctioned Tornado Cash ($TORN).     <\/li>\n<li class=\"nnbtc-key-takeaways__list-item\">\n        For DeFi advocates and open-source developers, it\u2019s more than a legal win\u2014it\u2019s a shot across the bow of federal overreach.    <\/li>\n<li class=\"nnbtc-key-takeaways__list-item\">\n        While some see government intervention as necessary, others warn it threatens the whole premise of open, uncensorable infrastructure.    <\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/news\/altcoins\/texas-court-rules-tornado-cash-is-safu-whats-next-for-alexey-pertsev\/\">Texas Court Rules Tornado Cash is Safu? What\u2019s Next For Alexey Pertsev?<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/\">99Bitcoins<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A federal court in Texas just clipped the wings of the U.S. Treasury. The court found that OFAC overstepped its authority when it sanctioned Tornado Cash ($TORN), the privacy protocol built on Ethereum. For DeFi advocates and open-source developers, it\u2019s more than a legal win\u2014it\u2019s a shot across the bow of federal overreach. 99Bitcoins reached [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3,4,5],"class_list":["post-24537","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-crypto","tag-doge","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24537","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=24537"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24537\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=24537"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=24537"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=24537"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}