In a groundbreaking case shaking the DeFi world, a New York jury has convicted Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm for running an unlicensed money transmission business.
❗ Cleared of sanctions evasion
⏸ Jury hung on money laundering
🔨 Still convicted — and that changes the game.
🧠 Why This Ruling Matters
💥 Dev Responsibility Is Real – Even without handling user funds, building privacy tools can now bring criminal charges.
👁️🗨️ Privacy vs. Prosecution – Tornado Cash offered anonymity, but regulators saw a gateway for illicit finance.
🧩 Law Catching Up to Code – DeFi is finally colliding with old laws. Clearer legal frameworks are more urgent than ever.
📌 What’s Next?
Sentencing is ahead, but the signal is loud:
Privacy tech is now a legal battlefield.
Expect devs to lean into ZK-based compliance, or risk the same fate.
This isn’t just about one developer —
⚖️ It’s about whether privacy still has a place in crypto’s future.
💬 Where do YOU stand in the battle between privacy and regulation?
#TornadoCash #RomanStorm #CryptoPrivacy #Notcoin👀🔥 #BuiltonSolayer
