Blockchain Association files new amicus brief to support Tornado Cash’s defense
Blockchain Association says: June 2 It announced that it has filed a court brief in support of the Coin Center lawsuit defending coin mixer Tornado Cash.
Blockchain Association CEO Christine Smith said:
“…Tornado Cache is just a tool. Punishing the tool itself just because anyone, including the bad guys, can use it is against our values.” [the U.S.] was established on the basis of “
Smith said the Blockchain Association “supports Coincentre,” adding that her group supports the “responsible and legal” use of blockchain technology.
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Marisa Tashmann Koppel, Blockchain Association Policy Advisor, Comment further and The Treasury Department and the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) argued that software such as Tornado Cash cannot be legally sanctioned.
She argued that OFAC can only sanction individuals and property. She explained that Tornado Cash is not property because it is not owned by any entity, and even if she considered her DAO of Tornado Cash to be a person, she stated that this argument holds true. rice field. She claimed that Tornado Cash was “completely separate” from her DAO and would have existed without it.
Koper said OFAC violated free speech rights and due process by sanctioning the Tornado Cash coin mixer protocol and failed to give fair notice to individuals using the service before imposing the regulation. rice field.
The Treasury Department and OFAC are expected to respond before the court renders its ruling.
Two Tornado Cash Lawsuits Underway
The Blockchain Association’s brief concerns Coin Center’s lawsuit against OFAC to defend Tornado Cash. The lawsuit commenced in October 2022.
CoinCenter’s lawsuit alleges that in September 2022, six people, including Ethereum developers Preston Van Loon, Joseph Van Loon, and two Coinbase employees, were accused of the OFAC’s handling of Tornado Cash. It followed a lawsuit filed against.
The Blockchain Association has also filed a court brief in support of Van Loon and others. in April. Koppel said the Blockchain Association made similar claims in both dossiers.
Plaintiffs of Van Loon et al. filed further arguments on May 24, 2023.
Post-Blockchain Association Filed New Court Brief Upholding Tornado Cash Defense First Appeared on CryptoSlate.
