Alexey Pertsev, the developer of Tornado Cash, will be released from prison on Friday after spending nearly two years in detention.
His release comes ahead of his appeal against a money laundering conviction handed down by a Dutch court last year.
The Netherlands’ judicial authorities granted his release under strict conditions, including electronic monitoring, as he prepares for his legal battle.
Legal Battle Continues Despite Release
In May 2024, the Dutch court sentenced Pertsev to 64 months in prison for facilitating money laundering through Tornado Cash.
His legal team rushed to file an appeal, challenging that Tornado Cash software should not bear responsibility for users’ actions.
The protest delay by the Netherlands’ Court of Appeal in s-Hertogenbosch forced Pertsev to stay in jail for months before his trial began.
Prosecutors from the Netherlands maintained that Tornado Cash had served more than 1 billion dollars for criminals who hacked various crypto
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