Appeals Court Ends Tornado Cash Sanctions Dispute

Tornado Cash’s TORN token pumped ~5% today after the U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals allowed Coin Center to dismiss its lawsuit against the Treasury Department following OFAC’s removal of Tornado Cash from its sanctions list.

This follows multiple court rulings that OFAC cannot sanction smart contracts, effectively ending the legal battle over the sanctions and marking a win for Coin Center, which argued the government’s interpretation was overly broad.

Despite lifting the sanctions, the U.S. continues to pursue charges against the devs Roman Storm and Roman Semenov, with Storm’s trial set for June 14, 2026, in New York.

Source: Coindesk