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Tornado Cash Co-founder Roman Storm's Trial Faces Uncertainty as Defense Considers Invalidating Trial Due to Witness Testimony

Summary: Following concerns raised by Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm's lawyer regarding the government's evidence, the defense is considering applying to invalidate the trial. Witness Hanfeng Ling, summoned by the prosecution, claimed that some funds from a Ponzi scheme in 2021 were laundered through Tornado Cash, but defense investigations could not trace the funds to the ...

Following concerns raised by Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm's lawyer regarding the government's evidence, the defense is considering applying to invalidate the trial. Witness Hanfeng Ling, summoned by the prosecution, claimed that some funds from a Ponzi scheme in 2021 were laundered through Tornado Cash, but defense investigations could not trace the funds to the mixer. Ethereum security expert Taylor Monahan also posted on X platform last weekend, stating that scammers do not use Tornado Cash and explaining in detail why the funds did not pass through the mixer, asserting that the tracking process was chaotic and the funds were not related to Tornado Cash.

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