Privacy vs. Prosecution

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Tornado Cash, launched in 2019 by Roman Storm & Roman Semenov, uses zero-knowledge proofs to break ETH transaction traceability.
U.S. regulators accuse it of facilitating $7B+ in illicit transactions, including funds tied to North Korea. Storm says the software is non-custodial and he had no control over users’ funds.
Industry groups warn his conviction could set a “dangerous precedent” for privacy-tech developers.

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️ Tornado Cash founders face U.S. charges over $7B+ in alleged illicit flows — despite the protocol being non-custodial and open-source.

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️ Industry fears: convicting Roman Storm could set a precedent where writing privacy code = criminal liability.