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Tornado Cash provided ‘privacy for criminals,’ US argues in cofounder’s trial

By Samuel Rubenfeld ( July 30, 2025, 23:11 GMT | Insight) -- Tornado Cash cofounder Roman Storm ran the cryptocurrency mixer as a money laundering business that was “especially suited” for protecting the privacy of criminals, US prosecutors said today in their closing argument at his trial. The defense countered by saying the government had “turned the facts and the law upside down” and, while acknowledging that criminals, hackers and scammers did use Tornado Cash, it was developed by Storm for the legitimate purpose of providing privacy to everyday users of the Ethereum blockchain.Tornado Cash cofounder Roman Storm ran the cryptocurrency mixer as a money laundering business that was “especially suited” for protecting the privacy of criminals, US prosecutors said today in their closing argument at his trial....

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