Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm’s legal defense fund is receiving donations as his team prepares for a possible retrial on money laundering charges. The Ethereum Foundation will match up to $500,000 in donations to the fund. The jury was deadlocked, finding Storm guilty of running an unlicensed money transmitter.

Crypto industry leaders warn that the verdict sets a dangerous precedent for open-source software developers and impacts privacy-preserving protocols. Attorneys discuss the possibility of a retrial and the appeals process. Storm requested $1.5 million in donations for his legal defense fund, emphasizing the urgent need for help with mounting legal costs.

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