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GP isn’t wrong, though. Even if the primary value of Tornado Cash is dubious, I’m still uncomfortable with the contemporary attitude of “block first, ask quest

by jnovek 4y ago

GP isn’t wrong, though. Even if the primary value of Tornado Cash is dubious, I’m still uncomfortable with the contemporary attitude of “block first, ask questions later (maybe)”.

JumpCrisscross 4y ago
> the contemporary attitude of “block first, ask questions later (maybe)” The sanctions followed Tornado being fingered as the laundering service used by Norrh Korea [1][2]. [1] https://hub.elliptic.co/analysis/the-100-million-horizon-hack-following-the-trail-through-tornado-cash-to-north-korea/ https://hub.elliptic.co/analysis/the-100-million-horizon-hac... [2] https://www.cnbc.com/2022/06/30/north-korea-likely-behind-100-million-horizon-crypto-hack-experts.html#:~:text=North%20Korean%20state-sponsored%20hackers,U.S.%20crypto%20start-up%20Horizon https://www.cnbc.com/2022/06/30/north-korea-likely-behind-10....
- chrischattin 4y ago
  DPRK uses SSL and PGP. Should we sanction those code bases as well?
  - ok123456 4y ago
    They tried that in the past with export restrictions.