Transcript Ep. 390: Given the Sanctions on Tornado Cash, Is Ethereum Censorship Resistant?

Laura Shin:

Hi, everyone. Welcome to Unchained, your no-hype resource for all things crypto. I'm your host, Laura Shin, author of The Cryptopians. I started covering crypto seven years ago, and as a senior editor at Forbes was the first mainstream media reporter to cover cryptocurrency full time. This is the August 30, 2022 episode of Unchained.

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Today's topic is how sanctions on Tornado Cash will affect Ethereum at the base layer. Here to discuss are Drew Hinkes, partner at K&L Gates and adjunct professor at NYU, and Martin Köppelmann, co-founder of Gnosis. Welcome, Drew and Martin.

Martin Köppelmann:

Welcome.

Drew Hinkes:

Thank you.