← Railgunreviewed 2026-10-14 · 15 claims checked
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What an automated fact-checker found when it re-read Railgun against the sources the page cites. Only the most recent review is shown.
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These findings are produced by an automated reviewer, and its results vary between runs: the same page, checked three times on the same day, came back with 15%, 20% and 34% of its claims disputed, mostly because each run extracted a different number of claims. Treat what follows as leads, not rulings.
“Disputed” means the reviewer could not reconcile the claim with the evidence it cited. It does not mean the claim is false. “Unverifiable” means no reachable source settled it either way.
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disputed
5 claimsThe reviewer could not reconcile the claim with the evidence it cited. This is a lead, not a ruling that the claim is false.
- #1[disputed][awaiting moderator]in section: Vitalik Buterin Endorsements and Legitimate Use Narrative
“As of early 2026, the token's all-time high price was approximately $5.59, reached in November 2025.”
reviewerRAIL all-time high was about $5.59 in November 2025The cited CoinMarketCap page gives a higher ATH from November 2021, not $5.59 in November 2025.Proposed correction (not yet applied)As of early 2026, the token's all-time high price was approximately $8.37, reached in November 2021. - #2[disputed][awaiting moderator]in the timeline
“2025-11-07”
reviewerTimeline: RAIL ATH of about $5.59 on 2025-11-07Date of the ATH is wrong per the cited source.Proposed correction (not yet applied)2021-11-16 - #3[disputed][awaiting moderator]in the timeline
“RAIL token reaches all-time high price of approximately $5.59.”
reviewerTimeline: ATH price valueSame ATH error as in the section prose.Proposed correction (not yet applied)RAIL token reaches all-time high price of approximately $8.37. - #4[disputed][awaiting moderator]in section: Railgun's Response and Denial of Illicit Use
“the 2024 conviction of Alexey Pertsev for laundering $2.2 billion”
reviewerPertsev was convicted of laundering $2.2 billionMultiple reports of the Dutch judgment give $1.2 billion. The cited article repeats a different figure.Proposed correction (not yet applied)the 2024 conviction of Alexey Pertsev for laundering $1.2 billion - #7[disputed][awaiting moderator]in the timeline
“2026”
reviewerTotal all-time volume exceeded $4 billion, dated 2026The $4B and $1.6B figures are as of October 2025, not 2026; the stored date misattributes them.Proposed correction (not yet applied)2025-10
unverifiable
2 claimsNo source the reviewer could reach confirms or contradicts the claim.
- #8[unverifiable][awaiting moderator]in the timeline
“Railgun's all-time shielded transaction volume hits $2 billion milestone.”
reviewerVolume reached $2 billion in October 2024Cited article does not contain this milestone. Other reporting put total volume near $963M in April 2024. - #10[unverifiable][awaiting moderator]in section: Railgun's Response and Denial of Illicit Use
“was not deployed until 2024, after the January 2023 events described in the FBI statement”
reviewerPPOI was not deployed until 2024Sources conflict on launch date; consistent with PPOI being unavailable in January 2023 but exact deployment date not verified.
stale
2 claimsThe claim was accurate when written but events since have overtaken it.
- #5[stale][awaiting moderator]in section: Regulatory Status and Sanctions Risk
“unlike Tornado Cash, which was sanctioned in August 2022”
reviewerTornado Cash is currently sanctioned by OFAC (contrast with Railgun)The page omits the March 2025 delisting, which is the direct consequence of the Fifth Circuit ruling it mentions and bears on Railgun's sanctions risk.Proposed correction (not yet applied)unlike Tornado Cash, which was sanctioned in August 2022 and removed from the SDN list in March 2025 - #6[stale][awaiting moderator]in the summary
“sanctioned mixer Tornado Cash”
reviewerTornado Cash described as currently sanctioned in the summaryPresent-tense 'sanctioned' is superseded by the March 2025 delisting.Proposed correction (not yet applied)formerly sanctioned mixer Tornado Cash
partially supported
1 claimThe cited evidence supports part of the claim but not all of it.
- #9[partially supported][awaiting moderator]in section: Vitalik Buterin Endorsements and Legitimate Use Narrative
“with approximately $1.7 billion attributable to 2024 transactions and $1.6 billion attributable to 2025 transactions as of reporting”
reviewerApproximately $1.7 billion attributable to 2024 and WETH about 76% of volume2025 and total figures confirmed; 2024 and WETH share not found in the fetched source.
confirmed
5 claimsThe cited evidence supports the claim as written.
- #11[confirmed][no action needed]in section: FBI Allegation: Lazarus Group Use in Harmony Bridge Laundering
“The FBI stated that on January 13, 2023, North Korean cyber actors used Railgun to launder over $60 million worth of Ethereum (approximately 41,000 ETH) stolen during that heist.”
reviewerFBI said on January 13, 2023 North Korean actors used Railgun to launder over $60M (about 41,000 ETH); Binance and Huobi froze accountsCorroborated by secondary reports; FBI primary page not directly fetched. - #12[confirmed][no action needed]in the timeline
“Railgun's Private Proofs of Innocence system blocks Inferno Drainer's attempt to launder approximately 174 ETH (~$530,000); funds returned to attacker's original address.”
reviewerInferno Drainer 174 ETH laundering attempt blocked July 2024Matches within a day. - #13[confirmed][no action needed]in the timeline
“U.S. Treasury OFAC sanctions Tornado Cash, driving state-sponsored and other privacy-seeking actors toward alternative protocols including Railgun.”
reviewerTornado Cash sanctioned by OFAC 2022-08-08Sanction date is well established; the causal framing follows Elliptic. - #14[confirmed][no action needed]in section: Regulatory Status and Sanctions Risk
“In November 2024, a Fifth Circuit Court ruling held that OFAC's sanctions on Tornado Cash's immutable smart contracts exceeded its statutory authority”
reviewerFifth Circuit ruled in November 2024 OFAC exceeded authorityAccurate. Timeline source is a low-tier regulatory analysis blog (mooloo.net) not in sources_used. - #15[confirmed][no action needed]in section: Railgun's Response and Denial of Illicit Use
“presenting at the FBI's Virtual Currency Symposium in Milwaukee”
reviewerAlan Scott presented at FBI Virtual Currency Symposium in MilwaukeeSubstantively supported by the cited article.
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