TechFlow reports, on August 30, Craig Timm, Senior Director of Anti-Money Laundering at the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS), stated that in the Tornado Cash case, the Department of Justice appears to have specifically pointed to the user interface as the issue, rather than the smart contract itself. Without the user interface, it seems unlikely charges would have been brought.
Former financial crimes prosecutor Anand Sithian noted that the native TORN token of Tornado Cash is another complicating factor. According to the indictment, the defendants used this token to profit from the operation of the Tornado Cash service. The document cites messages exchanged between them, allegedly discussing the need to inflate the price of TORN.
