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Proceeds from hacks washed through Tornado Cash, FBI agent says in co-founder’s trial

By Samuel Rubenfeld ( July 17, 2025, 21:45 GMT | Insight) -- An FBI agent specializing in cybercrime investigations traced the flow of more than $1 billion stolen in hacking incidents to the Tornado Cash cryptocurrency mixer during the US trial today of co-founder Roman Storm. The hacks analyzed in the testimony included the September 2020 heist of $275 million from the cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin, the December 2021 theft of $150 million from the exchange BitMart, and the March 2022 pillage of $600 million from the blockchain gaming network Ronin.An FBI agent specializing in cybercrime investigations traced the flow of more than $1 billion stolen in hacking incidents to the Tornado Cash cryptocurrency mixer during the US trial today of co-founder Roman Storm....

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