Tornado Cash founder rallies community support in DOJ's attempt to 'crush' him
The post Tornado Cash founder rallies community support in DOJ's attempt to 'crush' him appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Tornado Cash founder Roman Storm has called out the Department of Justice (DOJ), alleging that the agency is trying to “crush” him. Storm claimed that the DOJ is blocking his expert witness from testifying ahead of his trial on July 14, which is about a month from today. The legal battle between Tornado Cash and the United States government has been ongoing for a while. In 2023, the US government sanctioned the platform for allegedly aiding the North Korean hacker group, Lazarus. Since then, Storm has fought these allegations, which has led to the impending trial and witness dispute. According to Storm, he has called six expert witnesses to shed light on the case, and the DOJ has entirely rejected five of them. One of his witnesses, Matthew Edman, was said to have relevant experience and information about blockchain technology, but the DOJ chose to reject him. Tornado Cash founder says DOJ wants to bury DeFi According to one of his posts on blogging platform X, the Tornado Cash founder called for the help of the industry, noting that the DOJ wants to bury decentralized finance. “The DOJ wants to bury DeFi, saying I should’ve controlled it, added KYC, [and] never built it,” Storm wrote. “SDNY is trying to crush me, blocking every expert witness.” He also added that if he loses, it might signal the death of DeFi. “The dream of financial freedom, the code I believed in—it all fades into darkness. This isn’t just my end; it’s ours.”
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Tornado Cash founder Roman Storm has called out the Department of Justice (DOJ), alleging that the agency is trying to “crush” him. Storm claimed that the DOJ is blocking his expert witness from testifying ahead of his trial on July 14, which is about a month from today. The legal battle between Tornado Cash and the United States government has been ongoing for a while. In 2023, the US government sanctioned the platform for allegedly aiding the North Korean hacker group, Lazarus. Since then, Storm has fought these allegations, which has led to the impending trial and witness dispute. According to Storm, he has called six expert witnesses to shed light on the case, and the DOJ has entirely rejected five of them. One of his witnesses, Matthew Edman, was said to have relevant experience and information about blockchain technology, but the DOJ chose to reject him. Tornado Cash founder says DOJ wants to bury DeFi According to one of his posts on blogging platform X, the Tornado Cash founder called for the help of the industry, noting that the DOJ wants to bury decentralized finance. “The DOJ wants to bury DeFi, saying I should’ve controlled it, added KYC, [and] never built it,” Storm wrote. “SDNY is trying to crush me, blocking every expert witness.” He also added that if he loses, it might signal the death of DeFi. “The dream of financial freedom, the code I believed in—it all fades into darkness. This isn’t just my end; it’s ours.”
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