CoinVoice has recently learned that, according to The Block, Argentine Ethereum developer 'Fede's intern' was briefly detained by police upon entering Turkey but has since been released and returned to Europe. He stated that the incident stemmed from a case brought against him by Turkey's Interior Minister, accusing him of assisting others in abusing Ethereum, allegedly related to a certain privacy protocol.

The developer stated that the purpose of this trip is to promote DeFi projects and wine export cooperation. He emphasized that the team's previous research on Tornado Cash only involved de-anonymization analysis and never participated in illegal activities.

Fede's intern stated that he decided to donate $500,000 to the legal defense of Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm. The Ethereum Foundation had previously pledged to provide an equal amount of legal support for Storm. [Original link]