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Tornado Cash Dev Roman Storm Faces Jury Selection as Trial Kicks Off
Tornado Cash Dev Roman Storm Faces Jury Selection as Trial Kicks Off
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Crypto's privacy wars hit the courtroom as Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm gets his jury seated—just another day in DeFi's regulatory thunderdome.
Subheader: The Storm Before the Calm
Prosecutors are sharpening their knives, but crypto anarchists see this as a First Amendment fistfight. Meanwhile, Wall Street bankers clutch pearls (and short positions) from their Hamptons docks.
Subheader: Code vs. Gavel
The trial could redefine where protocol ends and liability begins—assuming the jury understands what a smart contract even is. Spoiler: They don't.
Closing thought: If 'ignorance of the law is no excuse,' maybe someone should've told the lawmakers about blockchain back in 2009.
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