{"id":604893,"date":"2024-11-27T07:33:28","date_gmt":"2024-11-27T07:33:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/?p=604893"},"modified":"2024-11-27T07:33:28","modified_gmt":"2024-11-27T07:33:28","slug":"tornado-cash-price-prediction-torn-surges-455-after-judge-says-ofac-overstepped-in-tornado-cash-case-while-investors-flock-to-this-meme-coin-with-661-staking-apy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/news\/tornado-cash-price-prediction-torn-surges-455-after-judge-says-ofac-overstepped-in-tornado-cash-case-while-investors-flock-to-this-meme-coin-with-661-staking-apy","title":{"rendered":"Tornado Cash Price Prediction: TORN Surges 455% After Judge Says OFAC \u201cOverstepped\u201d In Tornado Cash Case, While Investors Flock To This Meme Coin With 661% Staking APY"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Tornado Cash price surged 455% in the last 24 hours to trade at $18.50 as of 11:54 p.m. EST on trading volume that skyrocketed 9,592% to $9.6 million.<\/span><\/p>\n

This comes after a three-judge panel found the US Treasury Department’s sanctions against the crypto mixer’s immutable smart contracts were unlawful.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Fifth Circuit Court’s panel ruled that the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) exceeded its authority in sanctioning TORN’s immutable smart contracts.<\/span><\/p>\n

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1\/ Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled in the Tornado Cash case brought by users of the software (Van Loon v. Treasury), finding “immutable smart contracts (lines of privacy-enabling software code) are not the ‘property’ of a foreign national or entity.” https:\/\/t.co\/G0vkoYzt8O<\/a><\/p>\n

— Blockchain Association (@BlockchainAssn) November 27, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n