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Coin Center’s Appeal Highlights Legal Dispute Over Tornado Cash and Its Impact on User Privacy

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The ongoing Coin Center lawsuit against the U.S. Treasury's sanctions on Tornado Cash highlights the debate between privacy and regulation in the crypto industry. The appeal raises important questions about the need for clear regulations concerning privacy-enhancing technologies and its implications for U.S. cryptocurrency users. Coin Center argues that the Treasury Department exceeded its jurisdiction in imposing sanctions on Tornado Cash, a mixing service used for legitimate privacy reasons. The legal arguments delve into complexities surrounding the definition of property in the digital asset context. The U.S. Treasury later clarified that publishing or replicating Tornado Cash's code did not violate the sanctions, potentially creating a loophole for users who utilized the platform before its designation as a restricted service.

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