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Tornado Cash dev Alexey Pertsev gets 5 years prison-time for money laundering

Developer Alexey Pertsev, creator of Tornado Cash, has been sentenced to 5 years in prison for money laundering. Tornado Cash is an open-source crypto mixer that helps users protect their privacy in cryptocurrency transactions. The Dutch court's decision may impact the development of open-source anonymity tools on the blockchain.

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May 14, 2024•2m read time•From thenextweb.com
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