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Roman Storm Trial: Is Coding A Crime? The Tornado Cash Court Battle Intensifies
Over the last several trial days, the government laid out its case that Roman Storm could have changed the Tornado Cash protocol to make it less attractive to cyber criminals, but chose not to.
Defense Raises Possibility of a Mistrial Over Allegedly Misleading ‘Victim’ Witness Testimony in Roman Storm Trial
The victim of a pig butchering scam told the jury that her money flowed through Tornado Cash — but several blockchain sleuths have pointed out that it didn’t.
DPRK-Linked Hacks Drive Potential Record Year for Crypto Thefts, Chainalysis Says
Hackers have already stolen $2.17 billion from crypto companies this year, more than was swindled throughout the entirety of 2024 — and it’s only July.
Hack ‘Victims’ Say Tornado Cash Offered No Help in the Wake of Exploits: Day 2 of Roman Storm Trial
Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm told one victim’s lawyer that he couldn’t do anything to retrieve the funds given the decentralized nature of the protocol.
Legitimate Privacy Tool or Dirty Money ‘Laundromat’? Lawyers Debate Role of Tornado Cash on Day 1 of Roman Storm Trial
Storm’s lawyers say their client had nothing to do with the criminals using Tornado Cash. Prosecutors say he was capable of stopping them, and chose not to.
U.S. Banking Regulators Issue Crypto 'Safekeeping' Statement, Not Pushing New Policy
The federal agencies that oversee the U.S. banking system put out some guidance on properly keeping customers' crypto assets.
Right to Code? Tornado Cash Dev Roman Storm's Money Laundering Trial Kicks Off Monday
If convicted on all three charges, Storm faces a maximum sentence of 45 years in prison.
Robinhood Probed by Florida AG’s Office Over Allegedly ‘Deceptive’ Crypto Pricing Claims
The Florida Attorney General said there is evidence that crypto trading on Robinhood is actually more expensive due to its payment for order flow (PFOF) model.
OFAC’s Dropped Sanctions Against Tornado Cash Can’t Come Up at Trial, Judge Says
Barring what she described as a “unicorn” piece of evidence that would force the discussion of the now-illegal sanctions, District Judge Katherine Polk Failla said no to sanctions talk at trial.
