Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm’s defense team may request a mistrial due to a government witness unrelated to the crypto mixer. Storm faces up to 45 years in prison for money laundering and other charges related to Tornado Cash. His co-founder, Roman Semenov, remains in Russia. Lin, the witness, lost $190,000 in a crypto scam involving Bitcoin and Tornado Cash, but defense claims her funds never touched the service. The defense casts doubt on government expert DeCapua’s testimony and awaits further evidence from another expert. Blockchain researchers question the validity of Lin’s claims and criticize Payback’s analysis of the case.

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