The Ethereum Foundation announced it will provide up to $1.25 million in funding to support the legal defense of Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm, including $500,000 in direct aid and up to $750,000 in community matching donations. Roman Storm will be tried in U.S. federal court on July 14, facing charges of operating a remittance business without a license, money laundering, and violating sanctions. The foundation emphasized, 'Privacy is normal, writing code is not a crime,' and this move is seen as a key stance in support of open-source and Web3 privacy freedom. Previously, Vitalik Buterin had donated 50 ETH to support Storm's defense.