Tornado Cash governance control set to be restored as voters approve proposal
A total of 517,000 token votes favored the proposal, with none opposing it. The governance tokenholders of Tornado Cash will soon regain control over the protocol’s operations, thanks to an unexpected proposal put forward by the attacker. This development allows the community to regain authority and steer the protocol toward recovery and improved security measures. On May 26, the proposal to restore control to the original governance tokenholders of Tornado Cash passed successfully. A total of 517,000 token votes favored the proposal , with none opposing it. This resolution brings a swift conclusion to a governance takeover that, fortunately, did not impact the protocol itself, but did lead to the theft of specific governance tokens. A screenshot showing the voting results. Source: Tornado Cash By successfully orchestrating a takeover of the protocol’s governance system, the attacker maneuvered a malicious proposal that granted them 1.2 million votes. Leveraging this significant