ChainCatcher news, according to on-chain information, Vitalik has just donated 50 ETH to Support Alexey Pertsev via Juice Box.It is reported that the funds raised by the project will be used to support the legal defense fund of Tornado Cash developer Alexey Pertsev.In May of this year, Tornado Cash co-founder Alexey Pertsev was sentenced to 64 months in prison by a Dutch court for money laundering. Alexey Pertsev has appealed.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm has requested the judge to dismiss the criminal charges against him.Previously, the appeals court ruled that the U.S. Treasury's sanctions against the crypto mixer were illegal, stating that the Treasury acted "beyond its authority" in this case.

ChainCatcher news, according to PeckShield monitoring, a phishing address that stole 55.4 million DAI has transferred 900 ETH (worth about 3.6 million USD) to Tornado cash.

ChainCatcher message, according to MistTrack monitoring, the DEXX event attackers are currently continuously swapping assets and bridging to Ethereum. As of now:The address 0xFFB9 still has a balance of $620,000, distributed across Ethereum, BNB Chain, and Base chain.The DEXX hacker has transferred 6212.4 ETH to Tornado Cash.

ChainCatcher message, according to MistTrack monitoring, so far, DEXX attackers have transferred over 4700 ETH to Tornado Cash.

ChainCatcher message, SlowMist's Web3 security tool MistTrack has released an update on the DEXX security incident:The DEXX hacker has transferred 1,512.4 ETH to Tornado Cash;A total of 3,149.55 ETH remains in some Ethereum addresses;The main EVM aggregation address (starting with 0xFFB9) currently has a balance of 1,253.83 ETH and other tokens worth $130,000;The Solana address (starting with 4smi8T) has a balance of $96,417, and the Solana address (starting with GPuNX8) has a balance of $2,200.The team will continue to monitor the funds situation.

ChainCatcher message, Slow Mist's Yuxian posted on X: "This morning, the DEXX hacker transferred another 300 ETH into the Tornado Cash mixing protocol."

ChainCatcher message, according to Scam Sniffer monitoring, the stolen funds from DEXX are currently being transferred to Tornado Cash, with approximately 1000 ETH deposited so far.

ChainCatcher news, Slow Mist's Yu Xian posted on platform X: "Some ETH started to flow into Tornado Cash for mixing early in the morning, which can almost be considered a final signal (the DEXX malicious actors have no intention of turning back, choosing to walk a cruel black path to the end)."Previous news, the EVM (ETH/BSC/BASE) address of the DEXX hacker has continued to show unusual activity, with a significant amount of funds (including many MEME) continuously accumulating into 0xffb9926310b291e17d7df846cded66cda2c68228 since around 7 AM.

ChainCatcher news, Coinbase Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal posted on X: "Just days before the Fifth Circuit Court ruled that the OFAC sanctions on the code were illegal, some in Congress raised a series of questions about how the code was being used despite the sanctions. Now they will turn around and ask an obvious question: How many Americans can legally use Tornado Cash but are deprived of their privacy rights because their own government is violating the law?"Previous news, the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court ruled that the Treasury's sanctions on the Tornado Cash smart contract were illegal.

ChainCatcher news, on Tuesday, the court ruled that immutable smart contracts do not constitute property and cannot be sanctioned under current law, a significant victory for privacy advocates, some observers claim.10X Research stated in a report to investors on Wednesday: "While this ruling does not recognize money laundering, it sets a precedent that allows programmers to develop and publish smart contract protocols without fear of sanctions and without charging fees." This move also provides developers with clearer insights into what they can build without falling under regulatory scrutiny, especially on Ethereum, "as Ethereum remains the main hub for DeFi, this decision has positive implications for the broader DeFi ecosystem and other protocols (especially on the Ethereum network). This could have a huge impact."Former Coinbase CTO and prominent cryptocurrency entrepreneur Balaji Srinivasan stated on X on Wednesday: "Privacy won. Smart contracts won. Tornado Cash won. And OFAC lost."

ChainCatcher message, according to the ranking surge data from the Web3 asset data platform RootData, as of November 27 at 17:45, Tornado Cash ranks first with an increase of 1178 positions; Uomi has risen by 1154 positions, ranking second; Qooverse has improved by 931 positions, coming in third.Additionally, the Web3 asset data platform RootData shows that Tornado Cash is a decentralized and non-custodial privacy solution. Tornado Cash enhances transaction privacy by breaking the on-chain link between the source address and the target address. It uses smart contracts to accept ETH and other token deposits from one address and allows withdrawals from different addresses.It is reported that RootData has launched the first "Web3 Hot Project Ranking." This popularity ranking helps users capture the real pulse of attention and improves the accuracy of user investment decisions through 4.3 million real user behavior data. The ranking is calculated in real-time based on weighted factors such as the frequency of searches by platform users, project click rates, user votes, and the popularity and influence on the X platform.

ChainCatcher News, the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a lower court's ruling, determining that the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) exceeded its authority in sanctioning the Tornado Cash immutable smart contracts, marking a significant victory for the protocol and its users. The panel of three judges noted in their opinion that while the Treasury has the authority to act against "property," the immutable nature of Tornado Cash's smart contracts means they cannot be controlled or owned, and therefore do not constitute property under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA).Coinbase Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal stated that these smart contracts must now be removed from the sanctions list, allowing U.S. users to once again utilize this privacy-preserving protocol. The appellate court has instructed the Texas District Court to approve the partial summary judgment motion filed by plaintiffs-appellants Joseph Van Loon and others.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, Tornado Cash developer Alexey Pertsev will continue to be detained while awaiting trial. Pertsev recently expressed disappointment on X regarding the court's decision to extend his detention, believing it hinders his ability to prepare for an appeal.Previously, several Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives demanded that Treasury officials answer questions about the handling of the cryptocurrency mixing service Tornado Cash, which was sanctioned in 2022 but is still operational. The lawmakers emphasized that the usage of this mixer has "rebounded" this year, with $1.8 billion in deposits in the first half of 2024, a 45% increase compared to the entire year of 2023.

ChainCatcher news, according to PeckShield monitoring, the address of the attacker exploiting the Polter Finance vulnerability has transferred a total of 2,625.7 Ethereum (ETH) to the privacy trading protocol Tornado Cash.

ChainCatcher news, according to DL News, U.S. prosecutors are seeking to confiscate two properties belonging to Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm (valued at a total of $3.1 million) and a Tesla Model Y, claiming these assets are derived from illegal proceeds.Tornado Cash has gained significant attention for concealing crypto transactions but has also been exploited by criminals for money laundering. In 2022, the U.S. imposed sanctions against it. This year, Storm has been charged with three counts, including money laundering and violating sanctions, while another developer, Alexi Pertsev, has been sentenced to five years in prison.Storm's team cited freedom of speech as a defense, but the judge dismissed the request. Crypto privacy advocates strongly oppose this, arguing that developers should not be held responsible for the misuse of their tools. Storm's trial has been postponed until April next year, with defense costs estimated to reach up to $500,000 per month.