Ethereum’s founder says privacy can no longer be ignored, and the developers must gradually integrate privacy features into future upgrades.

Although 0xbow shares a similar concept with Tornado Cash, its founder places strong emphasis on blocking deposits linked to illicit activities.

Pertsev is out on conditional release as he plans his appeal.

The new update is a response to the Chainalysis leak, in which the company revealed a method for tracing some of Monero’s transactions.

Researchers found that in the second half of 2023, several major block builders excluded Tornado Cash transactions from MEV blocks.

U.S. Treasury Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) has sanctioned the largest Ethereum mixer, Tornado Cash. Major financial and infrastructure service providers complied, putting self-sufficient DeFi under the question.