What rights do you have to financial privacy? This week’s news of the arrest of the creator of the Tornado Cash anonymizing dapp sent shockwaves through the industry. Regardless of what happens with TC this will ultimately affect everyone. The United States has very clear foundational rights about privacy and in my opinion those rights are being shredded with Tornado Cash being the latest example.

News and Links

https://www.activism.net/cypherpunk/manifesto.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecash

https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/08/12/netherlands-arrests-suspected-tornado-cash-developer/

https://twitter.com/semenov_roman_/status/1556717890308653059

https://cointelegraph.com/news/kevin-o-leary-says-sacrificing-tornado-cash-worth-it-for-institutional-adoption

https://cointelegraph.com/news/coming-sooner-eth-devs-move-up-the-date-for-merge

https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/08/11/blackrock-fresh-off-coinbase-tie-up-offers-direct-bitcoin-exposure/

https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/fourth_amendment

https://www.cato.org/blog/why-dont-americans-have-stronger-financial-privacy-rights

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clipper_chip

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-classics-generals-pershing-and-eisenhower-impacted-the-interstate-highway-system

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