Ex-CIA contractor and NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden has urged to support the legal defense fund for the Tornado Cash developer.
In an X post on Jan. 23, Edward Snowden called for support for the legal defense fund of Roman Storm, co-founder of Tornado Cash, an open-source non-custodial crypto mixing protocol that was sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury for helping North Korea-affiliated hacking groups launder millions of stolen cryptocurrencies.
In the post, Snowden urged his followers to back Roman Storm amidst the legal challenges, emphasizing the importance of supporting Storm and saying that “privacy is not a crime.”
In a separate post on Jan. 22, Roman Storm himself appealed to his supporters to contribute to his legal defense fund, noting that the outcome of the case “will set a precedent for years to come.” Storm is currently grappling with multiple federal charges related to Tornado Cash and is slated for trial in the U.S. in September 2024.
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The legal woes for Roman Storm began with his arrest in August 2023 on charges of conspiracy to facilitate money laundering and operate an unlicensed money transmitter. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Tornado Cash laundered over $1 billion worth of crypto in criminal proceeds.
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