Some of the arguments in the Alexey Pertsev’s verdict could apply to any blockchain or smart contract developer.  There will be an appeal. That needs patience and money. Donations can be made through the following Juicebox link: https://t.co/0aL1QaDJQZ 🙏🏻

I’m beyond grateful 🙏 to @KeyringNetwork for donating their protocol fees to cover legal expenses. @ethereumfndn is also coordinating support and standing with me. We still have a long way to go in this appeal as the Court has decided that an additional investigation has to be

No more ankle monitor! 🎉 I’m still grounded in the Netherlands and can’t work or travel yet, but freedom starts with small steps , like finally being able to go to the sauna again. Grateful for this progress 😌

Thank you @SolanaPolicy for the your support! Your donation gives us hope for justice — and for a safer future for all developers #CodeWithoutFear

1/ 📰NEWS: Solana Policy Institute is donating $500,000 to the legal defense funds of @rstormsf and @alex_pertsev - two software developers who worked on @TornadoCash, a cryptocurrency privacy protocol, and now face prison time.

SPI has donated $500,000 to the legal defense of Roman Storm and Alexey Pertsev, the developers of Tornado Cash. Writing code is not a crime.

Tornado Cash (@TornadoCash) is a decentralized privacy protocol using zero-knowledge proofs to break the onchain link between sender and receiver. It is designed to provide privacy on a public blockchain. Ethereum is for privacy.

Reminder: @alex_pertsev ’s arrest was 3 years and 3 days ago. Three years spent in prison or with heavily restricted movement. The legal battle in The Netherlands is still ongoing, just like @rstormsf ’s in the US. https://t.co/I3LX0hF0XZ

I stand with @rstormsf, @semenov_roman_, and @alex_pertsev. Writing open source code is not a crime. Online financial privacy is not a crime. Creating permissionless software is not a crime.

The @ethereumfndn has generously offered to match up to $500k in further donations to support Roman's legal aid. Roman risks up to 5 years of jail time if he doesn't win the appeal, and potentially decades if the government decides to retry Counts 1 & 3.

🚨NEW: Just caught @rstormsf outside the courtroom. I asked how he was feeling. In a quiet voice, but with a noticeable smile, he told me: “It’s a big win. The ‘1960’ charge is bullshit and we’re going to fight it all the way. You know how President Trump said ‘fight, fight,

🚨Jury also not unanimous on count 3. Government will get back to the court whether it will retry the money laundering and sanctions evasion charges.

@TrustlessState It's good on sanctions and money laundering, but a travesty of justice on Section 1960. This is the key issue we've been fighting about all along, that the developer of a non-custodial protocol is not (and cannot be) engaged in money transmission. The appeal will be critical.

So it sounds like no verdict on money laundering (gov't could possibly re-prosecute). Guilty on conspiracy to transmit money, and not guilty on conspiracy to evade sanctions. Happy about 1 and 3. The money transmission charge was inappropriate from the start and the way the

Dragonfly, the VC that was the seed investor in the Tornado Cash team in 2020 got a legal opinion on Tornado Cash before they invested (at 3'40'' into the video). Tornado Cash devs worked on the protocol convinced they were staying on the right side of the law.

🚨 BREAKING: The silence is over. Haseeb & Tom finally speak out about the Tornado Cash trial. Robert shares the unhinged story of how he tried to CTO a liquor company. Tarun? Somehow drama-free. Timestamps 00:00 Intro 01:58 Background on Tornado Cash 03:50 Legal Challenges &

CryptoCanal family 🦦💕

Dragonfly invested into PepperSec, Inc., the developers of Tornado Cash, in August of 2020. We made this investment because we believe in the importance of open-source privacy-preserving technology. Prior to our investment, we obtained an outside legal opinion that confirmed that

To celebrate @ethereum's 10 year anniversary, we are bearing the torch in honour of Roman and Alexey who represent the importance of privacy and developer freedom.

Follow @theragetech for live tweets, video recaps and daily summaries of the ongoing @rstormsf trial in New York.

Dear Crypto Community & Privacy Advocates, This is an urgent call: My trial begins July 14, and we’re facing a critical shortfall. I need to raise $500K in the next few days and $1.5M within a couple of weeks to sustain our fight - covering escalating legal fees, expert