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Tornado Cash Developer Convicted

The Breakdown

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The chapter covers the sentencing of Tornado Cash developer, Alexi Pertsev, to five years and four months in prison for enabling money laundering through the Tornado Cash platform. Despite the platform's use of immutable smart contracts, Pertsev's awareness of money laundering activities without prevention measures led to his conviction.

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