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Roman Semenov (Tornado Cash Developer)

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A crypto coder got personally blacklisted by the US Treasury and is now beyond America's reach in Russia.
Who they are

Roman Semenov, co-founder of the cryptocurrency-mixing service Tornado Cash.

What they do

The engine logs him as a developer the US government sanctioned as an individual, not just his software.

How it works

In August 2023 the US Treasury's OFAC sanctioned him personally, alongside extending sanctions to the Tornado Cash protocol itself; he is believed to live in Russia and is outside US and EU jurisdiction.

Why it matters

His case marks how far governments will go to punish the people who write privacy-preserving crypto code, even when they can't physically reach them.

The engine's record — word for word
Tornado Cash co-founder. OFAC-sanctioned individually August 2023 (alongside Tornado Cash protocol-level sanctions extension). Believed to be Russia-resident; not currently in US/EU jurisdiction.
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