The Blockchain Association said June 2 that it filed an amicus brief to support a CoinCenter case that defends the coin mixer Tornado Cash.
Kristin Smith, CEO of the Blockchain Association, said:
“… Tornado Cash is simply a tool – punishing the tool itself simply because it can be used by anyone, including bad actors, runs contrary to the values [the U.S.] was founded upon.”
Smith said that the Blockchain Association “stands with Coin Center” and added that her group supports the “responsible and lawful” use of blockchain technology.
Software cannot be sanctioned
Marisa Tashman Coppel, Policy Counsel for the Blockchain Association, commented further, arguing that the Treasury and Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) could not legally sanction software such as Tornado Cash.
She asserted that OFAC could only sanction persons and property. She explained that Tornado Cash is not property because it is not owned by any entity and said that this argument holds even if Torn
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