Vitalik Buterin Donates $240K to Tornado Cash Developer Roman Storm's Legal Defense Fund

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin recently donated another 100 Ether, valued at approximately $240,000, to Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm's legal defense fund

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin donated another 100 Ether to help cover the legal defense costs of Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm on Oct. 25.

The donation, valued at roughly $240,000 at the time of the transaction, marks the third time that Buterin has donated to Storm's legal fund following the developer's arrest by Dutch authorities in August 2024.

According to the Defend Roman Storm crowdsourcing page, 148 payments have been received for Storm's defense fund — totaling over 327 ETH, valued at roughly $785,000 at the time of writing.

"I can't describe how much it means to me. Thank you for your long-lasting support," Storm told Buterin following the contribution.

A court order on Sept. 26, 2024 allowed Storm's case to proceed after the developer's legal team filed a motion for dismissal.

After pleading not guilty to the charges, Storm's defense strategy has centered around the claim that Tornado Cash is open-source software that can be used by anyone and is not controlled by its developers.

如果三项罪名全部成立，Storm 将面临最高 45 年监禁。这样一句话的前景震动了加密货币社区，并引起了对陷入困境的软件开发人员的大量支持。

据报道，2024 年 6 月，JusticeDAO 的成立是为了为 Tornado Cash 开发商众包防御基金。该集团筹集了超过 654 ETH，按当前市场价格计算价值超过 150 万美元。

尽管受到外国资产控制办公室的制裁和美国官员的法律压力，2024 年上半年，龙卷风现金混合器的存款仍达到约 19 亿美元。

这反映了存款较上一年全年增长了 50%。只有当 Tornado Cash 用户计划通过符合 OFAC 要求的集中式交易平台（具有“了解你的客户”控制和目标钱包地址）（这些地址是假名的且可以根据需要创建）来转移资金时，制裁才会有效。

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