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Tornado Cash Sanctions Affirmed by Federal Court

A federal court has upheld the Treasury Department's authority to impose sanctions on cryptocurrency mixer Tornado Cash, rejecting a legal challenge brought by Tornado Cash users. The court ruled that the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is entitled to cite Tornado Cash under sanctions statutes. The users argued that the government's action violated the First Amendment, but the court disagreed.