Roman Storm was the second Tornado Cash developer arrested, one year after Alex Pertsev, the first. Both open-source code writers are still in prison, fighting a legal battle against their respective authorities.
On January 22, Roman’s account on X posted a video where the Chicago-based Tornado Cash developer appears urging for help.
“A few months ago, despite my ongoing cooperation with the U.S. authorities, heavily armed FBI agents raided my home at 6 am and arrested me in front of my three-year-old daughter. My legal team and I are going to put forth a strong defense at trial, not just for my family’s sake but for the future software developers and financial privacy. Folks, I need your help.”
— Roman Storm, Tornado Cash developer
Further, Storm explained that his case might create a major precedent for open-source development and privacy protocols. Therefore, the Tornado Cash developer asked for donations through the JusticeDAO, created to support the decentralized protoco
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