Received deposit of 5 ETH from an exploiter who attacked Sparkle approximately 12 days before January 9, 2026.

$4.4M worth of HYPE linked to Tornado Cash unstakes on January 6, 2026

A large holder unstaked TORN tokens and began selling them via time-weighted average price (TWAP) execution, with the sale valued at approximately $7M.

Received approximately $1.5M in stolen funds from an exploit on the Arbitrum network, where an attacker compromised the USDGambit and TLP project deployer account, bridged the funds to Ethereum, and deposited them into Tornado Cash on January 5th, 2026.

Received a deposit of 1,337.1 ETH (approximately $3.9M) on Ethereum from an exploiter who drained funds from UnleashProtocol on Story Protocol.

Facilitated laundering of 16,624 ETH (approximately $50 million equivalent) stolen through a phishing attack on December 20, 2025, where the attacker converted 50 million USDT to DAI, then to ETH, before using Tornado Cash to obfuscate the funds.

Received approximately $50 million in funds from an address poisoning victim, with the stolen funds being moved through the protocol.

Included in CoinDesk's Top 10 Most Influential People in Crypto for 2025, recognized alongside topics such as ETFs, AI, stablecoins, and monetary policy as shaping major industry moments during the year.

Used by an attacker to launder approximately $12.6M from a multisig wallet exploit that resulted in over $40M in total losses, with the laundering activity occurring between November 4th and December 18th.

Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm's trial will take place this summer. (Tweet ID: 2000583276323275126)

Roman Storm files 59-page document for acquittal in Tornado Cash case with DragonFly unsealing pending.

A hacker withdraws 300 ETH from Tornado Cash prior to executing a $700K exploit on BNB Chain, with stolen assets subsequently consolidated on Ethereum.

The Yearn yETH exploit drained ~$11M total from multiple pools in one transaction through a complex double-drain attack involving pricing logic manipulation and LP token minting, with the hacker routing 1,000 ETH (~$3M) through Tornado Cash.

SEC schedules December 15 roundtable on privacy and crypto surveillance with Hester Peirce moderating discussions on privacy protocols. Tornado Cash developer Alexey Pertsev receives 5+ year sentence in Netherlands for money laundering charges.

Bunni exploiter deposits 2,295.8 ETH ($7.3M) into Tornado Cash following September exploit that resulted in $8.4M total losses.

Hacker deposits 118 ETH (~$330K) into Tornado Cash after exploiting Goldfinch user deltatiger.eth.

Privacy sector TVL reaches $1.26B for the first time with Tornado Cash holding the majority share.

Yearn's yETH suffers an infinite mint exploit with $3 million in ETH sent to Tornado Cash.

Balancer-related exploit detected with heavy Tornado Cash usage as funds from yearn, rocket pool, origin, dinero and other LSTs move through the protocol.

Tornado Cash generates $684K in 30-day revenue, up 20% in the period.

Ethereum Foundation launches Privacy Cluster initiative to make privacy a first-class property of the Ethereum ecosystem, with EF officials explicitly discussing how current privacy efforts differ from past approaches like Tornado Cash and addressing potential competition in the privacy space.

65+ advocacy groups ask President Trump to drop charges and overturn conviction of co-founder Roman Storm.

Senate investigation into $WLFI token reveals connections to Tornado Cash and wallets linked to sanctioned entities including North Korea's Lazarus Group, Russia, and Iran.

Prosecutors urge judge to uphold developer Roman Storm's conviction, arguing evidence shows he built and controlled the mixer.

TORN gains +452% in one-year period as part of privacy sector outperformance that delivers 7x Bitcoin returns.

Tornado Cash and Railgun together generate over $100k in fees weekly, while privacy sector TVL grows to over $1.3Bn in 2025 and privacy becomes the best-performing crypto sector in the past 30 days.

Garden hacker launders $11M stolen loot through Tornado Cash.

Total TVL across Ethereum-based privacy protocols including Tornado Cash reaches $1.2b, while Zcash overtakes Ethereum as the leader in private crypto with $2.6b in shielded funds.

Samourai Wallet developer Keonne Rodriguez receives 5 year prison sentence, with cases like Samourai and Tornado Cash setting legal precedents for privacy protocol developers and open source software.

Hex/PulseChain founder Richard Heart deposits entire 154,000 ETH ($611M) into Tornado Cash, including 113,671 ETH ($379M) in the last 7 hours alone. The ETH was purchased in March 2024 at an average price of $3,779 and is currently at a loss.

The Balancer exploit funded via Tornado Cash reaches $116M according to new analysis, with attackers planning the operation for months using gradual funding trickles.

A Balancer exploit funded via Tornado Cash results in over $84M stolen across multiple chains.

Radiant Capital exploiter deposits 5,411.8 ETH worth $20.7M into Tornado Cash.

Roman Storm's Tornado Cash criminal trial faces further delays after a motion for acquittal, with a DragonFly unsealing request pending.

Tornado Cash ranks as the fastest growing protocol by 7-day TVL growth percentage.

Richard Heart deposits $61,155,000 in ETH to Tornado Cash, bringing weekly total transfers to $105,961,000 while retaining over $500,000,000 in ETH holdings.

A dusting attack sends 0.0001 USDC linked to Tornado Cash users to wallets, flagging them for money laundering and blocking access to the MegaETH sale through Sonar compliance.

Wallet linked to Richard Heart deposits 10,990 ETH worth $42.62M into Tornado Cash.

OFAC lifts Tornado Cash sanctions, as reported in a16z's State of Crypto report covering privacy infrastructure developments.

A Tornado Cash documentary project secures funding from Octant App's Epoch 9 to produce a 6-episode audio series with professional production and marketing.

Radiant Capital exploiter deposits 2,834.6 ETH into Tornado Cash after converting approximately 16M DAI to ETH.

Jerry Valkenburgh, Executive Director of Coin Center and defender of Tornado Cash, speaks at Ethereum Day on November 17 at La Rural.

ZKLS, a Tornado Cash competitor on Solana with staking features, is launching through MetaDAO ICO with a 3/5 Foxi rating. The project functions as a cryptocurrency mixer that converts deposited SOL to Liquid Staking Tokens and enables withdrawals after a privacy-ensuring period without yield loss.

TORNADO is presenting at a demo day event at 11:55 AM EST.

A privacy application on Solana described as functioning like Tornado Cash is now live and operational, using zk proofs, backed by Alliance, and being actively used for private SOL transfers with additional features coming soon.

0xprivacypools POA enables Tornado Cash users to prove on-chain that their funds are legitimate while maintaining privacy.

Governance vote to deploy on Solana has 1 day remaining and appears unlikely to pass.

New 0xbow blacklist feature allows users to maintain anonymity without facilitating hacker transactions.

Ethereum Foundation launches defense fund for Tornado Cash.

Privacy protocol Voidify announces official partnership with Tornado Cash, introducing Proposal 64 to deploy Tornado Cash privacy features on Solana with integrated UI support.

Attacker deposits $1.7 million in stolen funds from Abracadabra money hack into the protocol.

Protocol experiences 276.4% growth in active users over 7-day period, ranking 4th among top projects by user growth metrics.

Co-founder Roman Storm files motion to overturn his conviction for operating an unlicensed money-transmitting business, while prosecutors consider retrial on two hung charges carrying up to 40 years in prison.

$21M was drained from SBI Crypto-linked wallets and funneled through the protocol, according to blockchain investigator ZachXBT. SBI Crypto is part of Japan-listed SBI Group.

US government allegedly ignores court order on unsealing documents related to a Roman Storm/Tornado Cash motion in ongoing legal proceedings.

UXLINK exploiter deposits $3.27M worth of ETH into the protocol after swapping from WBTC.

Resupply exploiter deposits 1,607 ETH ($6.5M) from June 2025 hack into the protocol.

An ultimatum targeting 5 wallet addresses claims traced funds through the protocol and threatens legal action unless recipients keep only 10% of funds within 24 hours. The message references connections to ZinoFinance development and appears to be an extortion attempt.

The protocol ranks #8 among top weekly TVL movers, indicating continued significant liquidity activity.

Protocol achieves +37.5% fee growth over 30 days alongside +10% weekly price gains, demonstrating increased protocol activity and ranking among top Ethereum protocols for fee growth.

OFAC lifts sanctions on the protocol, leading to users returning to the platform.

Hacker moves additional 4,320 ETH ($18.81M) through protocol, bringing total laundered amount to 17,242 ETH ($66.35M) from earlier Orbit Chain exploit.

Arcium introduces compliant privacy protocol with encrypted DeFi capabilities and on-chain compliance tools.

Solana Policy Institute commits $500,000 to legal defense of convicted developers.

New privacy protocol similar to Tornado Cash launches on Solana with block explorer integration.

Key witness Shakeeb Ahmed released from prison early ('time served') during ongoing Tornado Cash trial testimony.

DOJ official clarifies that writing code without ill intent is not criminal, but money laundering charges still applicable for privacy protocols.

Major trading platforms including Uniswap UI, Rainbow Wallet, and Matcha block token purchases; limited to Farcaster wallet access.

Major privacy coins face operational challenges (bans, 51% attack) while Circle launches Arc, a regulated privacy solution for USDC transactions.

Warning: Fake airdrop scams detected, exercise caution with airdrop claims.

CLARITY Act Section 109 provides legal protection for non-controlling blockchain developers, requiring open source code and no centralized control mechanisms.

Crypto advocates push for appeal of developer verdict amid community protests, with defendant facing up to 5 years in prison for unlicensed money transmission charge.

Developer found guilty of operating unlicensed money transmitting business, setting precedent for DeFi developer liability. Jury deadlocked on money laundering charge and acquitted on sanctions violation.

Criminal case jury deadlocked, court signals potential partial verdict ahead.

DOJ confirms Dragonfly not under investigation regarding Tornado Cash connections.

Jury deliberations continue with no verdict reached, while prosecution's case focused on protocol usage growth patterns.

White House report calls for Congress to exempt software providers without asset control from money transmission regulations, potentially establishing new framework for privacy protocols.

Jury deliberation begins tomorrow in criminal case, with verdict potentially setting precedent for developer liability across privacy tech, MEV protection, and DeFi protocols.

Roman Storm trial concludes arguments and moves to jury deliberation phase with three separate charges under consideration.

Discovery links privacy protocol to Ethereum's beacon chain deposit contract deployment, revealing historical connection to ETH2 staking infrastructure.

Key protocol developer Roman Storm appears in court today fighting criminal charges.

Dragonfly Capital received 5% of total TORN supply from $900K investment in August 2020, later selling portion for $4M+ in August 2022; Court testimony confirms no ongoing investigation into the firm.

DOJ backs down from prosecuting code usage after FinCen memo confirms non-custodial protocols likely aren't Money Services Businesses, while explicitly clarifying Dragonfly Capital is not under investigation despite previous reports.

DOJ considers criminal charges against Dragonfly Capital for Tornado Cash investments, expanding regulatory scrutiny beyond protocol developers to venture capital investors.

Key prosecution witness Chainalysis faces credibility questions after pleading the fifth while simultaneously selling related tracing services and admitting capability to track large transactions through the protocol.

Defense challenges government's crypto tracing evidence while new claims emerge that Chainalysis, a key prosecution witness, operated a protocol relayer.

Defense requests $1.5M additional legal fees while arguing open-source code constitutes protected free speech in ongoing trial.

New privacy protocol launches on Solana with working product and 1% bug bounty program, using $MYST token for transactions.

Criminal trial of founder begins with widespread support from Ethereum ecosystem leaders including Vitalik Buterin.

Government considers charges against Dragonfly VC specifically for August 2020 investment in PepperSec Inc, the development team behind the protocol.

Government adopts expansive legal interpretation treating all blockchain services as potential criminal enterprises, regardless of intent, marking significant escalation beyond specific evidence-based prosecution.

Government's star witness was victim of scam that didn't involve protocol usage, undermining prosecution's case.

Dragonfly Capital now faces potential charges related to protocol involvement, escalating beyond previous investigation phase.

Government's case faces credibility challenges as key witness demonstrates limited crypto expertise and tracing methodology comes under scrutiny.

DOJ launches investigation into Dragonfly Capital's protocol transactions, specifically examining potential indirect facilitation of money laundering through investment activities.

Dragonfly Capital issues first public statement affirming continued support for the project while DOJ contemplates charges against the firm for its 2020 investment, contradicting earlier reports of abandonment.

Developers disclose $1.6M total earnings from token over three-year period during SDNY court proceedings.

Government prosecutors demonstrate inability to track and understand basic transactions during ongoing criminal trial, potentially weakening their case.

Dragonfly Capital allegedly abandons project and attempts to distance itself following legal charges.

Dragonfly Capital named in legal case while similar entities remain uninvolved.