Tornado Cash users have scored a victory in a United States appeals court after a three-judge panel found the Treasury’s sanctions against the crypto mixer’s immutable smart contracts were unlawful. 

In a Nov. 26 legal opinion, a Fifth Circuit Appeals Court’s three-judge panel said the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) exceeded its authority in sanctioning Tornado Cash’s immutable smart contracts — reversing a lower court’s decision and granting the platform’s users a partial summary judgment.

Tornado Cash users have scored a victory in a United States appeals court after a three-judge panel found the Treasury’s sanctions against the crypto mixer’s immutable smart contracts were unlawful. 

In a Nov. 26 legal opinion, a Fifth Circuit Appeals Court’s three-judge panel said the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) exceeded its authority in sanctioning Tornado Cash’s immutable smart contracts — reversing a lower court’s decision and granting the platform’s users a partial summary judgment.

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