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US Prosecutors Reject Tornado Cash Co-founder‘s Argument for Dismissal

Summary by Cointelegraph
Lawyers for the US government filed a letter opposing Roman Storm’s notice intending to use a Supreme Court case in arguments as part of a motion to dismiss.
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The judicial pressure on Roman Storm does not fall back. U.S. federal prosecutors refuse to abandon the Tornado Cash case and close, for the moment, the door to a quick exit for its co-founder. The signal sent to the crypto market remains clear from the start. Even after a trial partially blocked in 2025, even after the change of tone posted by the Ministry of Justice on certain files related to digital assets, the federal camp continues to move…

Key points of the news: SDNY prosecutor Jay Clayton rejected Roman Storm’s acquittal motion, calling his defense based on copyright cases a distraction. The prosecution is looking for a new trial in October 2026 after the jury stalled on charges of money laundering and violation of sanctions last year. Roman Storm faces a possible sentence of up to 40 years in prison for his role in developing the privacy protocol on the Ethereum network. Distri…

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Cointelegraph broke the news in on Tuesday, April 7, 2026.
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