#ArizonaBTCReserve
A coalition of prominent crypto industry stakeholders—led by the DeFi Education Fund and supported by major venture capital firms including Paradigm, Multicoin Capital, and 6th Man Ventures—has officially urged White House crypto advisor David Sacks to halt the Department of Justice's criminal case against Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm. They argue that the DOJ's own guidelines protect open-source developers of privacy tools from being held liable for how others use their code. The group warns that continuing to prosecute Storm contradicts this policy stance and could stifle vital innovation in privacy-focused crypto technologies. Storm’s trial, set to begin in New York in July 2025, is poised to become a landmark case that could redefine the legal responsibilities of developers in decentralized finance, particularly regarding anti-money laundering and sanctions enforcement.
