@SBarrettBar How do you feel about the UK slaughtering all the pet dogs of the native Chagossians, including ripping them out of the hands of screaming children and telling the kids they were next, as part of the UKs terror campaign to cleanse the natives from the island?
@saveourwalets The 'Updates', 'Contact', and 'Share' buttons under Take Action seem to be broken, they aren't links and do nothing, don't see where to put in zip
It's quite simple, Senator: if you're more upset at the whistleblower than you are at the lawbreaking they revealed, you're not in a position to be questioning anybody's judgment.
My name is Roman Storm, and I am one of the founders of Tornado Cash, a non-custodial privacy protocol.
I am being prosecuted for writing open-source code that enables private crypto transactions in a completely non-custodial manner. This prosecution represents a terrifying criminalization of privacy.
The charges against me threaten to criminalize software development itself. If successful, the implications could extend far beyond the crypto industry, impacting every software developer. I face up to 45 years in prison on charges including operating an unlicensed money-transmitting business, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and sanctions evasion.
This case has already had a chilling effect on developers working on software tools. Recently, a developer filed a lawsuit against the DOJ, seeking relief because my case has made them fearful of releasing new software.
https://t.co/kkhXrxJVnI
Additionally, there is significant confusion around the 1960 charge (operating an unlicensed money-transmitting business), as different government agencies have conflicting interpretations of the law.
https://t.co/BRKR0pWTaH
“This prosecution threatens to criminalize software development itself,” said Keri Axel of Waymaker LLP, my legal counsel.
American entrepreneur and politician @VivekGRamaswamy commented, “You can’t go after the developers of code. What you actually need to do is go after individual bad actors who are breaking the laws that already exist.”
https://t.co/WTn1weyoZO
Multiple amicus briefs have been filed in support of my defense by the DeFi Education Fund (@fund_defi), Coin Center (@coincenter), and Blockchain Association (@BlockchainAssn):
https://t.co/467XKatDuP
https://t.co/68p4WcMIP9
https://t.co/kzdZ39Qvrr
The 5th Circuit Court has already ruled that Tornado Cash sanctions were unlawful:
https://t.co/Vp4FACqnn8
However, the DOJ has dismissed this ruling as irrelevant:
https://t.co/tna6p4Nvnr
My trial is set for April 14, 2025.
Ross was just granted a FULL AND UNCONDITIONAL PARDON by @realDonaldTrump. Words cannot express how grateful we are.
President Trump is a man of his word and he just saved Ross's life. ROSS IS A FREE MAN!!!!!
In retrospect, the Obama Coalition Democratic Party really went off the rails when a sizable number of New York Times reading college grads convinced themselves Elizabeth Warren was good at politics.
Her electoral record was underperforming the Dem baseline in the most college heavy state in the country.
Her policy legacy is alienating the tech industry for no particular reason, and staffing the Biden admin with progressive ideologues.