美國法院推翻了對龍捲風現金的製裁，給加密世界帶來了衝擊

美國德州西區地方法院推翻了對去中心化加密貨幣混合平台 Tornado Cash 的製裁

A U.S. District Court has overturned sanctions against Tornado Cash, a decentralized crypto-mixing platform. The platform was blacklisted by the U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) in 2022, following allegations that it was used by North Korea’s Lazarus Group to launder stolen cryptocurrency.

美國地方法院推翻了對去中心化加密貨幣混合平台 Tornado Cash 的製裁。該平台於 2022 年被美國財政部外國資產管制辦公室 (OFAC) 列入黑名單，此前有指控該平台被北韓 Lazarus 集團用來洗錢被盜的加密貨幣。

The sanctions had a devastating impact on Tornado Cash, leading to a sharp decline in the value of its native token, TORN. However, the recent court ruling has brought a glimmer of hope to the platform and its supporters.

制裁對 Tornado Cash 造成了毀滅性影響，導致其原生代幣 TORN 的價值急劇下跌。不過，最近法院的裁決為該平台及其支持者帶來了一線希望。

The central issue in the case revolved around Tornado Cash's core technology, which consists of smart contracts that cannot be altered or controlled by any single individual or entity. The court ruled that these contracts are not considered property under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), which is the law used by OFAC to impose sanctions.

該案的核心問題圍繞著 Tornado Cash 的核心技術，該技術由任何個人或實體無法更改或控制的智慧合約組成。法院裁定，根據《國際緊急經濟權力法》(IEEPA)，這些合約不被視為財產，該法是 OFAC 用來實施制裁的法律。

Since the smart contracts are immutable and decentralized, they are essentially "non-ownable." As a result, they cannot be subjected to the same restrictions that are typically placed on people or businesses.

由於智能合約是不可變的和去中心化的，因此它們本質上是「不可擁有的」。因此，他們不能受到通常對個人或企業施加的相同限制。

The court further clarified that the government's actions overstepped the bounds of its authority by attempting to regulate decentralized technologies. The ruling highlighted that the Treasury Department does not have the power to enforce sanctions on technologies like Tornado Cash under the IEEPA, especially when these technologies operate autonomously without any human intervention.

法院進一步澄清，政府試圖監管去中心化技術的行為超出了其權力範圍。該裁決強調，財政部無權根據 IEEPA 對 Tornado Cash 等技術實施制裁，特別是當這些技術在沒有任何人為幹預的情況下自主運作時。

While the court acknowledged the broad powers of the Treasury Department, it rejected the argument that Tornado Cash constitutes a service that could be sanctioned. The court pointed out that the platform's operation is entirely governed by code, not people.

儘管法院承認財政部擁有廣泛的權力，但它駁回了「龍捲風現金」構成可能受到製裁的服務的論點。法院指出，該平台的運作完全由代碼而非人來管理。

Tornado Cash's defense argued that the Treasury had effectively created new laws without congressional approval, a stance that the court agreed with. This ruling has significant implications for the future of blockchain technologies and how they should be regulated.

龍捲風卡什的辯護稱，財政部實際上是在未經國會批准的情況下制定了新法律，法院同意這一立場。這項裁決對區塊鏈技術的未來以及如何監管它們有重大影響。

The decision was celebrated by privacy advocates, who viewed it as a victory for decentralization and financial privacy. The ruling also had a positive effect on other privacy-centric cryptocurrencies, such as Monero and Zcash, whose prices increased in response to the decision.

這項決定受到了隱私倡導者的慶祝，他們認為這是權力下放和財務隱私的勝利。該裁決還對其他以隱私為中心的加密貨幣產生了積極影響，例如 Monero 和 Zcash，其價格因該裁決而上漲。

Privacy-focused platforms in the Web3 space hailed the court's decision, emphasizing the importance of protecting user privacy rights in a rapidly evolving digital economy.

Web3 領域注重隱私的平台對法院的裁決表示歡迎，並強調在快速發展的數位經濟中保護使用者隱私權的重要性。

However, while this ruling represents a victory for Tornado Cash and its supporters, there are indications that the U.S. government may seek to appeal the decision, potentially escalating the issue to the Supreme Court.

然而，雖然這項裁決代表了龍捲風現金及其支持者的勝利，但有跡象表明美國政府可能會尋求對該裁決提出上訴，從而可能將問題升級到最高法院。

Despite the possibility of further legal challenges, this ruling marks a significant development in the ongoing debate over the regulation of decentralized technologies and cryptocurrencies. The case highlights the challenges that authorities face in adapting existing laws to keep pace with rapidly advancing technologies.

儘管可能會面臨進一步的法律挑戰，但這項裁決標誌著有關去中心化技術和加密貨幣監管的持續辯論取得了重大進展。該案凸顯了當局在調整現有法律以跟上快速發展的技術的步伐方面所面臨的挑戰。