The US Treasury Department has announced that it removes sanctions against the cash tornado, the Mixer Service, which is accused of assistance in North Korea related to the Lazar group to wash their poor revenue.
“Based on the consideration of the administration of new legal and political issues that arise through financial sanctions against financial and commercial activities that take place within developing technologies and legal conditions, we expressed our opinion on the removal of economic sanctions against the tornado,” Treasury, “Treasury” – Note In a statement.
Combined with the movement ended 100 wallet Ethereum (ETH) Also removed from the list of specially appointed citizens (SDN).
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OTAC) Department (OTAC) added In August 2022, there is a tornado sanctions list on the sanctions list. It is estimated that more than $ 7.6 billion for laundering from virtual assets since its creation in 2019 Treasury at the time.
However, in November 2024, the court of the Fifth District US ruled by changing the decision on the mixer, deciding that the OTAC “exceeded its Congress” when it authorized the cryptocurrency mixer.
This is due to the court’s opinion that the ability of onac to authorize the subjects does not apply to cash on the tornado, since its unchanged smart contracts cannot be considered as “property” in accordance with the law on international emergency economic powers (IEEPA).
“As for unchanging reasonable contracts, the court has argued, there is no person who is controlled, and therefore” there are no participants with whom you can contract “,” according to documents The Ministry of Finance was submitted within the framework of the case.
The following is said that it remains committed to the use of its powers to fight and violate malicious cyber -aciters from using digital assets, and this will do everything that can limit North Korea’s ability to fund weapons and ballistic missile programs.
“Digital assets provide huge opportunities for innovation and values for the American people,” said Scott Baverty secretary.
“Ensuring digital assets from North Korea and other illegal subjects is important for establishing US leadership and ensuring that the American people can benefit from financial innovation and inclusion.”
Last May Dutch Court on Tuesday convict Alexei Pakes, one of the co -founders of the tornado, up to 5 years and 4 months in prison. In August 2023, two other founders of Raman Bura and Roman Semanov were charged with the US Department of Justice.
