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@Chris_SHA256 Thanks so much for spreading the word, Chris 👊

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If you only see one picture today, let it be this ridiculous chart showing how ineffective and pointless KYC/AML measures are.

#AbolishKYC

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Also not true.

None of the founders ran a relayer, and all relayer fees went straight to relayers.

The only indirect profit was from potential TORN profits due to economics, including the interaction between how relayers were selected and their TORN holdings/usage.

Someone using Tornado Cash did not in any way directly profit the founders.

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Tornado Cash dev ruled liable for all illicit use, despite no ability to prevent it ‼️

We'll break down both the ruling itself and the craziness of the precedent set here by the case against Alex Pertsev, a developer and co-founder of the @TornadoCash project 🧵

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@BtcCuracao This is a common misconception, there is no direct profit from the smart contract or web front-end, and only indirect profit from the relayer structure + TORN economics.

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@The_DarkPill @TornadoCash Yes, Alex and his lawyers have started the appeal process. No word on timing for that though.

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Don't let them be forgotten.

#FreeSamourai

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@athena_alpha_ @TornadoCash A terrifying possibility, as they make it crystal clear his inability doesn't matter.

Perhaps they'd let him be if he doesn't profit and doesn't work on it? Hard to know in this crazy world.

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@ameensol Thanks for sharing, Ameen 🤝

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Conclusion

In a complete victory for the Dutch government, Alex Pertsev was given the longest possible sentence, despite his complete inability to prevent illicit usage on Tornado Cash. In doing so, the Dutch court system has set a heinous precedent, declaring that any developer of a decentralized, unstoppable protocol or tool should be held responsible and criminally liable for all of its usage in perpetuity. This verdict could have wide-reaching implications, as much of the privacy landscape relies on decentralized, unstoppable tools or protocols like the Tor network, Bitcoin, Monero, SimpleX, and many others.

I urge those of you reading this to consider the implications of this conviction and do everything you can to encourage, sustain, and defend open-source developers working on privacy tools. We are officially in the "then they fight you" stage.

Lastly, we at https://t.co/iBVCurG3Io continue to stand with Alex despite this conviction. #FreeAlex.