Tornado Cash developer granted bail in US
Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm has been granted bail, as confirmed by his attorney, Brian Klein. Storm, the co-founder of the cryptocurrency mixing service Tornado Cash, was apprehended by the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) on charges including money laundering on Aug. 23. On Aug. 24, Brian Klein, attorney for Roman Storm, announced the news of Storm’s release on bail via the X platform. He expressed his disappointment over the prosecution’s decision to charge Storm for his involvement in software development. Pleased to share that my client Roman Storm is already out on bail, although I remain very disappointed that the prosecutors charged him because he helped develop software – their novel legal theory has dangerous implications for all software developer s.https://t.co/elmU8VqpYq — Brian Klein (@brianeklein) August 24, 2023 The United States authorities had levied specific charges against the developer s for their involvement in...