Tornado Cash Developer Files to Dismiss Criminal Complaint
Tornado Cash Developer Files to Dismiss Criminal Complaint
💥 Tornado Cash Dev Fights Back
Roman Storm, the Tornado Cash developer accused of conspiring to violate sanctions and launder money through his work on the tool, has filed to dismiss the criminal complaint against him. This move comes as part of the ongoing legal battle surrounding the developers of Tornado Cash, a privacy tool on Ethereum. Supporters have been raising funds to aid in the legal defense of Storm and fellow developer Alexey Pertsev, whose trials are expected to set important precedents for developers and users in the crypto space.
Roman Storm, the Tornado Cash developer accused of conspiring to violate sanctions and launder money through his work on the tool, filed to dismiss the criminal complaint against him Friday. @nikhileshde reports trib.al/zEb0jIU
1/ gm from the Netherlands @alex_pertsev's trial starts today he stands accused of laundering $1.2B via Tornado Cash I believe he should be free—open source devs should NOT be held criminally liable for the crimes of foreign terrorists! dlnews.com/articles/regul…
.@alex_pertsev's trial begins today with @rstormsf's coming later this year. these brave developers are fighting on behalf of all of us. they do not deserve this. they are innocent. reminder that you can still donate ETH via @juiceboxETH. link in the next post.
1/ gm from the Netherlands @alex_pertsev's trial starts today he stands accused of laundering $1.2B via Tornado Cash I believe he should be free—open source devs should NOT be held criminally liable for the crimes of foreign terrorists! dlnews.com/articles/regul…
.@alex_pertsev's trial begins today with @rstormsf's trial coming up in September. They are bravely fighting for developers' rights to publish code and our fundamental human right to privacy. They do not deserve to stand accused for the actions of bad actors.
1/ gm from the Netherlands @alex_pertsev's trial starts today he stands accused of laundering $1.2B via Tornado Cash I believe he should be free—open source devs should NOT be held criminally liable for the crimes of foreign terrorists! dlnews.com/articles/regul…
.@alex_pertsev & @rstormsf's cases will set important precedent for every single developer and end-user in crypto. Their fight is our fight and they need our help to push back against this egregious government overreach. You can still donate ETH via @juiceboxETH, link below.
if this prosecutor has their way, everyone in crypto will be guilty of some sort of criminal activity they are trying to make the case that: 1. if you knew that Tornado Cash *could have* been used for illicit activity, you should have gated the smart contract (they don't seem
.@alex_pertsev's trial begins today in the Netherlands with @rstormsf's U.S. trial coming up in September. Our fundraiser on @juiceboxETH for their legal defense is still ongoing. If you have the means, please donate ETH. Link in the next post.
Alexey Pertsev's trial begins today in the Netherlands. He stands accused of laundering 1.2 bio. Recap: - Already spent 260 days in jail since his arrest in August 2022. - Open source builders are not criminals - Financial privacy is a fundamental right
These motions are living proof of the intensive and costly work being done by @rstormsf's legal team. Our fundraising efforts have helped make this possible but we need to continue raising funds to keep fighting this battle on behalf of developers around the world.
Roman Storm, the Tornado Cash developer accused of conspiring to violate sanctions and launder money through his work on the tool, filed to dismiss the criminal complaint against him Friday. @nikhileshde reports trib.al/zEb0jIU
Thanks to the @degentokenbase community on @farcaster_xyz, we were able to claim 2,223,363 $degen and donate 1.8 ETH ($6900) to @rstormsf and @alex_pertsev's legal defense. Open source is not a crime.
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