Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche said that the Department of Justice will no longer target blockchain developers and coders for crimes committed by third parties using their products. Pointing to a new approach to enforcement under the Trump Administration, Blanche said that as long as coders and developers are not involved in criminal activity, the DoJ and FBI will not attempt to prosecute them. The issue arose after several developers involved in privacy protocols like Tornado Cash were prosecuted or threatened with prosecution under the Biden Administration. Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm and a colleague were indicted in 2023, and Storm was convicted in August 2025 after Tornado Cash…
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EXCLUSIVE: Craig Wright shares timestamped document he claims reveals roots of “Satoshi Nakamoto” name
The self-proclaimed Bitcoin creator said the pseudonym was inspired by ‘the Japanese Adam Smith.’
One of the greatest mysteries in crypto that no one has ever been able to solve is the identity of Satoshi Nakamoto, the author of the Bitcoin whitepaper. To defend his widely scorned claim, Craig Wright showed us a document he said explains the name's origins.
