Eugene Volokh: Tornado Cash cryptomixer blocking the US authorities was legal – Bits Media

Professor of the University of Law named after Gary T. Schwartz in Los Angeles considers, that blocking allows anonymous transactions of the Tornado Cash cryptocurrency mixer in the United States does not violate the laws of the country and the rights of citizens.

Eugene Volokh (Eugene Volokh) considers insolvent accusations
representatives of cryptocurrency addressed to the US authorities about, that Tornado Cash blocking violates the first correction correction. Cause: "Limiting access to the most effective, fundamental and, perhaps, the economical direction of political discourse ".

The first amendment to the US Constitution was adopted in 1791 year and prohibits Congress to issue laws, restricting freedom of speech or press or the right of the people peacefully gather and appeal to the authorities with petitions for satisfying complaints.

According to Yujin Volokha, In the case of Tornado Cash, the ban on the work of a cryptomyxer does not concern freedom of speech or political discourse, but belongs to the categories of freedom of associations, what can be regulated by Congress without any restrictions.

In addition, Tornado Cash stops not interfering with the opponents of the US government to spend money or sacrifice on political goals, and also does not prevent organizations with anonymous donations.

“The fact, that Tornado Cash can be preferable for opponents of the US government by the method of maintaining financial anonymity and is regularly used in the rotation of instruments for ensuring confidentiality, does not mean, that for them this is the only way to do this ", - believes Eugene Volokh.

On the eve of the US presidential administration, Joe Biden announced
All cryptocurrency mixers with money laundering centers, who threaten the national security of the country.