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Software Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) Virtual Currency

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

5th Circuit reverses and remands cryptocurrency software case stating OFAC exceeded its authority

On November 26, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reversed and remanded a decision by the district court regarding the Office of Foreign Assets Control’s (OFAC) designation of a virtual currency mixer software...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

OFAC's Crackdown on Tornado Cash Protocol Raises Specter of Future Liability Concerns

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The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) recently made the unprecedented move of sanctioning a smart contract — a decentralized digital currency mixer called “Tornado Cash” — along with certain cryptocurrency addresses...more

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