Tornado Cash: Criminalizing Code

Roman Storm, developer of Tornado Cash, faces 45 years in federal prison on conspiracy charges for writing privacy-preserving code. The trial, which began July 14th in Manhattan, centers on whether creating non-custodial privacy software makes developers liable for criminal use. Prosecutors claim Storm laundered over $1 billion, including $455 million from North Korea's Lazarus Group, despite Tornado Cash being immutable smart contracts that developers couldn't control after burning admin keys. The government's case has significant flaws. Show more They misrepresented evidence, incorrectly…