The Ethereum Foundation has pledged $500,000 to support Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm’s legal defense, matching public contributions. Meanwhile, advocacy groups file an amicus brief for Alexey Pertsev’s appeal in the Netherlands, emphasizing the neutrality of immutable code.
- The Ethereum Foundation pledges $500,000 to Roman Storm’s defense, matching $750,000 in public contributions, totaling $3 million in community support.
- Advocacy groups argue in an amicus brief that holding developers liable for immutable smart contract code threatens open-source innovation.
- OFAC delisted Tornado Cash addresses after a court ruled immutable code cannot be sanctioned, though criminal cases against developers persist.
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