Roman Storm seeks an additional $1.5 million for legal costs as his trial progresses, highlighting the ongoing debate over privacy tools in crypto.
Roman Storm, co-founder of Tornado Cash, is seeking an additional $1.5 million to cover escalating legal costs as his trial enters its third week. The crypto community has raised over $3.9 million for his defense, which is crucial as the case could set a precedent for the criminalization of open-source privacy tools. Storm faces serious charges related to money laundering and operating an unlicensed money transmitter, while his legal team argues for the protection of code as free speech under the First Amendment.