The U.S. court has concluded the Coin Center’s appeal regarding Tornado Cash.

**U.S. Court Concludes Coin Center’s Tornado Cash Appeal**

On July 3, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit officially concluded the appeal made by Coin Center, a cryptocurrency advocacy group, regarding the Ethereum-based mixing service, Tornado Cash. This ruling came roughly two and a half months after the U.S. Treasury Department removed Tornado Cash from its Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctions list, where it had been for over three years. The court’s decision marks the end of Coin Center’s challenge against OFAC’s inclusion of Tornado Cash on its sanctions list.

Peter Van Valkenburgh, the executive director of Coin Center, expressed on social media that the government was reluctant to defend an interpretation of sanctions laws that appeared excessively broad. He stated, “This is the official end to our court battle over the statutory authority behind the TC sanctions. The government was not interested in moving forward and defending their dangerously overbroad interpretation of sanctions laws.”

This appeal’s dismissal follows a memo from U.S. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, indicating that the Department of Justice will no longer pursue actions against cryptocurrency technologies like mixers.

**Tornado Cash Developers Still Face Legal Challenges**

Despite the conclusion of the appeal and Tornado Cash’s removal from the sanctions list, the developers of the technology are still facing criminal charges. Roman Storm, co-founder and developer of Tornado Cash, is scheduled to appear in federal court in the Southern District of New York on July 14, 2025. Storm is facing charges related to money laundering and sanctions violations, although he maintains that he did not profit from any illicit transactions conducted through Tornado Cash.

In September 2025, Storm’s legal team filed a motion to dismiss the charges, arguing that Tornado Cash does not qualify as a money transmitter under the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) since it does not control user funds. However, the court denied this motion, asserting that the BSA’s definition does not necessitate control over user funds.

Additionally, Alexey Pertsev, another co-founder of Tornado Cash, was convicted of money laundering in the Netherlands in May 2024 and sentenced to five years in prison. Roman Semenov, the third co-founder, has been evading authorities and is wanted by the FBI since August 2023. The Department of Justice intends to bring similar charges against Semenov as those faced by Storm.

In summary, while Coin Center’s legal battle regarding Tornado Cash has concluded, the implications for its developers continue to unfold as they navigate ongoing criminal proceedings.

**FAQ**

**Q: What was the outcome of Coin Center’s appeal regarding Tornado Cash?**

A: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit concluded Coin Center’s appeal, coinciding with the removal of Tornado Cash from the OFAC sanctions list.   

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