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Tornado Cash Developer Trial Bans Mention of Key Precedent
Summary: According to Decrypt, US Federal Judge Katherine Polk Failla has ruled that the criminal trial of Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm cannot mention the Van Loon v. Treasury case, which previously determined that 'immutable smart contracts do not constitute property.' Storm faces charges of money laundering, sanctions evasion, and could potentially receive up to 45 ...
According to Decrypt, US Federal Judge Katherine Polk Failla has ruled that the criminal trial of Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm cannot mention the Van Loon v. Treasury case, which previously determined that 'immutable smart contracts do not constitute property.' Storm faces charges of money laundering, sanctions evasion, and could potentially receive up to 45 years in prison if convicted. The judge believes the precedent is irrelevant to the criminal case and could confuse the jury. The trial will test whether developers should be held criminally responsible for the way their code is used, and is set to take place on July 14th in Manhattan.
