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The Solana Policy Institute has pledged $500,000 to support the legal defenses of Tornado Cash developers Roman Storm and Alexey Pertsev. This move comes as the crypto industry grapples with the precedent-setting convictions of developers for creating neutral software tools. The donation also signals rare cross-chain solidarity between Solana and Ethereum communities.
- Tornado Cash developers face prison sentences: Roman Storm convicted in U.S. (up to 5 years) and Alexey Pertsev convicted in Netherlands (over 5 years) for money laundering-related crimes
- DOJ policy shift indicated: Top official stated prosecutors will no longer pursue charges against developers of 'truly decentralized' software that doesn't custody user funds
- Industry-wide concern: 114 crypto companies and lobbying groups threatened to protest a crypto market structure bill unless it explicitly exempts decentralized developers from criminal liability
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