INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Jury selection in the criminal trial of Tornado Cash co-founder and developer Roman Storm wrapped up on Tuesday, and prosecutors and defense
attorneys issued their own statements in a case that could have significant repercussions for the crypto and blockchain industry.According
to reporting from Inner City Press inside the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Tuesday, US prosecutors focused
much of their opening statement on attempting to link Storm to North Korean hackers using Tornado Cash to launder funds, in violation of US
Once he learned he was washing money for criminals, he still chose to commit crimes
with the impact any judgment would have on developers looking to code and create new products
While Storm appeared in US federal court, his indicted colleague, Roman Semenov, was still at large at the time of publication.Related: What
Signal, or even a hammer that can be used to break in and steal stuff
Source: Roman StormThe trial was ongoing at the time of publication, with the government calling its first witnesses
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