Vitalik Buterin reaffirms backing for Tornado Cash's Roman Storm after August conviction

Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of Ethereum, has reiterated his support for Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm after Storm was found guilty in August of operating an unlicensed money transmitter business and may still face retrial on two unresolved felony counts. Buterin said he has personally relied on Storm's software to preserve privacy when making purchases and donating to human-rights causes, while Storm maintains his innocence and awaits potential further action from U.S. prosecutors and the courts.