The Tornado Cash Trial, Explained

August 20, 2025

David Z Morris joins us to talk about his extensive coverage of the Tornado Cash trial. We dive deep into Roman Storm’s conviction, the legal precedent for privacy tools, and the chilling effects on open source development in crypto.

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NOTES:

• Jury hung on 2 charges, guilty on 1 MTB charge

• North Korea Lazarus laundered $600M

• No direct OFAC-sanctioned wallets used the service

• Appeal process could take years to resolve

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