🔐 BREAKING: U.S. Court Rules OFAC’s Sanctions on Tornado Cash Were Illegal

The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas has issued a final ruling in the long-standing legal battle over Tornado Cash, declaring that the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) acted unlawfully by sanctioning the privacy protocol.

In a win for privacy advocates and decentralized technology, the court has permanently prohibited OFAC from imposing sanctions on the Tornado Cash protocol itself — ending a two-year legal dispute.

📜 While OFAC removed Tornado Cash from its sanctions list earlier this year, the court noted its attempt to reserve the right to re-sanction in the future. Judge Robert Pitman ruled that such actions must comply with the precedent set by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.

⚖️ Plaintiffs’ attorneys accused OFAC of trying to sidestep judicial review through procedural maneuvers — a move the court clearly rejected.

⚠️ Important note: This ruling applies only to the protocol, not to individuals. Developers Roman Storm and Roman Semenov remain under criminal indictment by the U.S. Department of Justice and are still listed on OFAC sanctions.

A landmark decision with major implications for crypto regulation, decentralization, and digital rights.

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