Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm took to Twitter with an urgent plea for support, ahead of his high-profile trial date tomorrow. Storm, who has been battling legal charges for nearly two years, is calling on the crypto community to help raise $500,000 in the next few days and $1.5 million in the coming weeks to […]
Bitcoin Magazine Takeaways from the Final Tornado Cash Status Conference Hearing Today, the Southern District of New York (SDNY) hosted a final status conference hearing for the Tornado Cash case, the trial for which begins this Monday, 7/14. I (virtually) attended the final status conf. for the Tornado Cash case today. (I showed up for
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Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has officially dismissed the legal dispute between Coin Center and the US Treasury Department concerning the sanctions imposed on the crypto mixer Tornado Cash. This decision comes after the Treasury Department’s Office of
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Bitcoin Magazine U.S. Court Brings Coin Center’s Tornado Cash Appeal To A Close On July 3, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit agreed to end an appeal that crypto advocacy group Coin Center made to OFAC regarding the Ethereum-based mixing service Tornado Cash. This decision by the court occurred approximately two
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Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure The Ethereum Foundation (EF) has announced that it will be contributing $500,000 to the legal defense of Tornado Cash co-founder and developer Roman Storm. Storm faces three charges in the upcoming trial related to operating a crypto mixer in the United States.
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The Ethereum Foundation has pledged $500,000 to support the legal defense of Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm, who faces federal charges in the United States. In addition to the direct donation, the foundation said it will match up to $750,000 in community contributions. Ethereum Foundation Steps in to Support Roman Storm as Tornado Cash Trial
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The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has confirmed that it will proceed with federal criminal charges against Roman Storm, the developer and co-founder of the crypto mixing service Tornado Cash. This decision comes despite some adjustments to the charges. Under the adjustments, the DOJ will continue with the charges related to money laundering and sanctions
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What is Tornado Cash? Tornado Cash is a decentralized, non-custodial crypto mixer designed to enhance transaction privacy on public blockchains. It uses smart contracts and zero-knowledge (ZK) proofs to conceal the onchain link between the sender and receiver of a transaction. Launched by Roman Storm and Roman Semenov on Ethereum in 2019, Tornado Cash allows
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Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure A US Federal court has ruled that the Department of the Treasury is barred from reinstating its sanctions against crypto mixer Tornado Cash. The decision follows the Treasury Department’s attempt to claim the case was moot after delisting the protocol from the
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The DeFi Education Fund, a prominent crypto policy advocacy group, has called on the Trump administration to intervene in what it describes as the “lawless prosecution” of open-source software developers. The appeal centers on the ongoing case against Roman Storm, co-founder of Tornado Cash, a decentralized crypto mixer. In a letter dated April 28 and
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