By Vince • April 28, 2024 10:42 pm •
The Department of Justice is opposing the Tornado Cash founders’ latest motion to dismiss the case against them.
According to the DOJ, Tornado Cash wasn’t just operating a mixer pool—it was directly involved in an enterprise.
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In other words, the DOJ is claiming that Tornado Cash does not qualify as a money transmitter service. Attorney Joe Carlasare broke down the DOJ’s argument:
“This is at the core of the Government’s theory regarding control of funds. They argue that, in Tornado Cash and in Whirlpool in the case of Samourai, a user doesn’t maintain control of their Bitcoin when it is commingled into pools.
As a result, if an entity is responsible for providing the pooling feature, it
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