Cork hacker sends ETH to Tornado Cash, donates to Roman Storm’s fund

Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin also donated $500,000 to the fund through the Ethereum Foundation, promising that it would match $750,000 in public donations, presumably including the hackers’ donation.

The fund has so far collected $722,793, just over $1.2 million from its $2 million goal.

Cork Protocol was hacked via an access control vulnerability that wasn’t flagged in audits. The Cork team attempted to reach out to the exploiter earlier this week, but that hasn’t stopped them from depositing funds on Tornado Cash.

Tornado Cash appeal challenges evidence

In a similar case in Amsterdam, fellow Tornado Cash co-founder Alexey Perstev, who was found guilty by a jury over money laundering charges, is reportedly planning to challenge trial evidence and appeal his case.

Bitcoin Core developer Sjors Provoost attended the appeal hearing and informed The Rage about what happened. He said Perstev’s defence “is now asking which specific transactions came from the hack, where they went, and how the trace can be reconstructed to show that this money did go through the Tornado Cash service.”