Odaily Planet Daily News Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm's criminal trial has recently officially started in the Southern District Court of New York, USA. The prosecutor stated in the opening remarks that Storm assisted the North Korean Lazarus Group hackers in using the Tornado Cash mixing service for money laundering, allegedly violating U.S. sanctions, involving approximately $600 million in cryptocurrency assets from the 2022 Ronin Bridge incident. The prosecution claimed he 'knowingly continued to commit crimes.' Storm's defense attorney countered that Tornado Cash is a 'privacy protocol for everyone,' and that he is not related to the hackers' actions and should not be held criminally responsible for the users' misuse of the tool.