A month ago, Roman Storm took to X with a message—half lament and half warning—to his supporters in the cryptocurrency scene: “In 31 days, I face trial,” he wrote. “I’m fighting, but the weight is unbearable. This isn’t just my end; it’s ours.”
Storm is one of the creators of Tornado Cash, a software tool for anonymizing crypto holdings. On July 14, the Kazakh-born developer will stand trial in the Southern District of New York, charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering and sanctions violations, and conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business. If found guilty, he faces up to 45 years in
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