CoinVoice has recently learned that SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce spoke at a blockchain science conference, calling on regulators to protect individuals' rights to conduct private transactions. She explicitly stated that developers of open-source privacy software should not be held responsible for the actions of others using their code.
Against the backdrop of the impending verdict in the case of Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm, Peirce emphasized the importance of privacy protection technologies. She pointed out that the rights of cryptocurrency self-custodians and the rights of open-source privacy software developers should be legally protected to ensure that technological innovation is not inappropriately restricted.
Peirce further compared the current protection of privacy technologies to the struggle of cryptographers in the 1990s to defend the private use of strong encryption technologies. She stated that these technologies are not only a guarantee of personal privacy but also an important force driving social development. [Original link]