The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has removed Tornado Cash, a cryptocurrency mixer, from its Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list, effectively lifting the sanctions imposed in 2022. This action allows U.S. individuals to legally engage with the platform once again. The removal of sanctions follows a legal challenge in the case of Van Loon v. Department of the Treasury, where a federal appeals court ruled that immutable smart contracts cannot be sanctioned. Based on a review of novel legal and policy issues, the Treasury exercised its discretion to delist Tornado Cash. To continue reading this as well as other DeFi and Web3 news, visit us at thedefiant.io