Tornado Cash Dev Alexey Pertsev May Have Ties to Russian FSB
Alexey Pertsev, a developer arrested for his work on Tornado Cash, may have past ties to the Russian Federation’s central intelligence apparatus. Pertsev Worked for Russian Security Firm Alexey Pertsev...
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