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Treasury Tornado Cash Designation (August 8, 2022)

Bibliographic Metadata

• Author or issuing body: U.S. Department of the Treasury
• Publication date: 2022-08-08
• Source type: Official government press release
• URL: https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0916
• Archive URL: None recorded
• Access date: 2026-07-23

Reliability Notes

Official Treasury press release. Primary authority for the initial OFAC designation date, stated legal authority (E.O. 13694, as amended), and Treasury’s stated figures regarding virtual currency volumes and Lazarus Group–linked amounts.

Used For

• TOPIC-TORNADO-CASH
• CASE-VAN-LOON-V-TREASURY
• CASE-US-V-STORM

Document metadata

• Last verified: 2026-07-23
• Publication date: 2022-08-08
• Access date: 2026-07-23