DeFi Protocol Aave Bans Justin Sun After He Randomly Received 0.1 ETH from Tornado Cash
Decentralized protocol Aave has baned the wallet address of Justin Sun, the founder and CEO of the Tron blockchain project, for unknowingly interacting with sanctioned Ethereum-based crypto mixer Tornado Cash. On Saturday, Justin Sun took to Twitter to confirm that Ethereum-based DeFi protocol Aave had officially blocked his address after an unknown person sent him 0.1 ETH from Tornado Cash. U.S. Sanctions Tornado Cash Recall that the United States Department of the Treasurys Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) recently sanctioned Tornado Cash for helping bad actors launder crime proceeds, including those committed against victims in the U.S. The sanctions come after the crypto mixer became a laundering hub for hackers who drained at least $1.4 billion from DeFi bridges and other crypto hacks since the start of this year. Shortly after the sanctions, an unknown user sent 0.1 ETH from a blacklisted Tornado Cash contract address to big crypto-related firms, popular crypto figures, celebrities, and random traders, perhaps in an attempt to mock the U.S. Treasury. According to blockchain security firm PeckShield, more than 600 addresses received 0.1 ETH from Tornado Cash. The list includes Binance, FTX, Beeple, Coinbases Brian Armstrong, Justin Sun, sifu.eth, and Ukraine Crypto Donation. Decentralization in the Mud? Surprisingly, at least five decentralized