Roman Storm breaks the silence and talks about the sequels that the case tornado cash has left

In addition to revealing details about his case and the trial that will begin soon, Storm also pronounced on the psychological sequels that this process has left.

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• Roman Storm talked publicly about the psychological impact of the case Tornado cash.
  
• He described his situation as deeply unfair and harmful.
• “I have suffered a lot of mental damage with this case, obviously”he said.
• He said he has not yet decided if he will testify in his own trial.

Less than two weeks after starting his judgment in the United States, Roman Storm, developer and co -founder of the protocol Tornado Cash, He offered an interview in which he shared personal and emotional details about the judicial process he faces.

The interview in question was granted to Crypto in Americawhere Storm talked about the strategy he prepares with his legal team, and also dedicated space to illustrate the psychological weight that has meant being accused by the US government.

Storm was charged in 2023 for alleged crimes of money laundering, operating a money transmitter without license and conspiring to violate international sanctions. US authorities claim that Tornado cash It was used by north Korea hackers, in particular the group Lazarus, To legitimize stolen cryptocurrencies.

“This is deeply harmful”

During the interview, Storm was emphatic in describing the suffering caused by the judicial process. “I have suffered a lot of mental damage with this case, obviously”he said. “He is so harmful … you thought about something, you thought there was common sense, that this was just a misunderstanding, and suddenly these hard things are happening in your life.”

The developer explained that his intention was never to violate the law, but to build tools to protect the privacy of users Blockchain. “I will need to recover a time before returning to what I love,” confessed.

Storm’s words arrive at a key moment: His trial is scheduled to begin on July 14 before the Court of the Southern District of New York. There it will be decided if your role as a developer can be directly linked to the illegal activities attributed to Tornado cash.

One of the most relevant points of the interview was his answer about whether he will declare in his own defense. Storm did not offer a definitive answer: “That is a decision that we are going to make. I do not have a 100% response for now. It may be, it may not.”

What made it clear is that his legal team will seek to show that he did not benefit personally from any illicit fund. Unlike what the accusation suggests, Storm argues that his role was technical and that he did not participate in the improper use of the protocol.

Community support

Despite the legal pressure, Storm has received an important support from the crypto community. Figures like Vitalik Butein, co -founder of Ethereum, Matt Huang, founder of Paradigm, and the Ethereum Foundation They have contributed financially to their legal fund.

According to reports on June 26, this fund had already raised more than USD $ 750,000. This collective gesture has been interpreted as a defense of the code neutrality principle: many developers believe that writing open source software should not be considered a crime, regardless of the use that others make of it.

For Storm, this support has been a lifeguard in the middle of the storm. Although he did not refer directly to donations, he showed the importance of community support to cope with the impact of the process: “When something like this happens to you, it forces you to rethink everything, even what you used to love.”

For now, it remains to wait and see how the trial against Storm, which could establish important precedents for the cryptocurrency and development industry, Blockchain.

Article written by a content editor. Edited by Angel Di Matteo / Diariobitcoin

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