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Vitalik Buterin condemns criminalization of code in appeal for Tornado Cash developer
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin published a letter on Friday supporting Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm, who is awaiting sentencing in the U.S. after an August conviction on a money-transmitting conspiracy charge. Storm, charged by the Department of Justice in August 2023, remains free on bail after a judge ruled that he was not a flight risk but faces a potential prison term of up to five years. Buterin framed the prosecution as one centered on software development rather than direct financial harm. Storm is a co-founder of Tornado Cash, a non-custodial cryptocurrency mixer that U.S. authorities say was used ... (full story)
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