Tornado Cash
Named in 1 sanctions listing.
Summary
Cryptocurrency mixer company, whose service was used by North Korean cybercrime actors in 2022 to launder "a portion of the more than $600 million stolen" gathered from cybercrimes. The company was sanctioned by authorities of the United States of America.
"and made high profile use of at least two mixers to launder the proceeds of the theft—Blender.io and Tornado Cash."; "used to launder illicit proceeds of the March 2022 Axie Infinity heist and the June 2022 Harmony heist, both of which were carried out by North Korea’s Lazarus Group."; "likely due to OFAC designation of two CVC mixers, Blender.io and Tornado Cash."
Sanctions and listings1
- Listed
- 19 Oct 2023
- Ended
- 6 Oct 2026
Official designation
Financial Crimes Enforcement NetworkUS FinCEN 311 and 9714 Special MeasuresUnited States
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