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US Jury Splits on Tornado Cash: Roman Storm Convicted on Licensing Charge, Faces 5 Years

Court Cases tamir - August 7, 2025

Roman Storm, co-founder of the crypto mixer Tornado Cash, was found guilty of conspiring to run an unlicensed money-transmitting business. A Manhattan jury deadlocked on the far more serious counts of money-laundering and sanctions evasion, forcing a partial mistrial. The verdict intensifies the legal debate over open-source responsibility as regulators worldwide eye decentralized finance.

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