• The Blockchain Association submitted an amicus brief to support the CoinCenter case defending the coin mixer, Tornado Cash.
• The brief argued that sanctioning a tool like Tornado Cash would go against the values of the United States.
• Moreover, it is not legally possible for OFAC to sanction software such as Tornado Cash since it cannot be owned by any entity.
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Blockchain Association Files Amicus Brief To Support Tornado Cash Defense
The Blockchain Association filed an amicus brief to support CoinCenter’s case defending coin mixer Tornado Cash from sanctions by the U.S Treasury and Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). The brief argued that punishing the tool itself simply because it can be used by anyone would run contrary to American values and that OFAC could only sanction persons or property – not software such as Tornado Cash which cannot be owned by any entity.