The DeFi Education Fund (DEF) and other crypto advocacy groups, including Coin Center and the Blockchain Association, have filed amicus briefs in support of Roman Storm and Roman Semenov, developers involved in the Tornado Cash case, US v. Storm. These filings argue against the government's theory of criminal liability for software developers, emphasizing the potential implications for the broader software development industry and defending First Amendment rights. The case has sparked significant discussion within the crypto community about the future of financial privacy, the rights of developers, and is seen as based on misunderstandings of both the facts and the law. Amanda Tums, DEF's Chief Legal Officer, has been leading the efforts, receiving praise for her role in defending software developers' rights.
The day @amandatums and @fund_defi submitted their brief in the Roman Storm Tornado Cash matter, Amanda and @jchervinsky joined Law of Code to unpack the case. Anyone interested in the future of financial privacy will benefit from their perspectives. https://t.co/qEunm6I3WZ
Still itching to learn more about this case and DEF's amicus? Lucky for you, @JacobRobinsonJD chats w/ the authors (@amandatums & @jchervinsky) about our brief and the implications of the case on the latest episode of Law of Code 👇 https://t.co/aDKsIcuXub https://t.co/hvqv7tIA5M
Having read the amicus briefs by @fund_defi, @coincenter, and @BlockchainAssn (links below), it seems like DoJ’s indictment of Roman Storm and Roman Semenov was based on misunderstandings of both the facts (how Tornado Cash works) and the law. ⤵️
CRYPTO ADVOCACY GROUPS FILE AMICUS BRIEFS IN SUPPORT OF TORNADO CASH DEV ROMAN STORM Roman Storm received backing from three prominent pro-crypto organizations through amicus briefs. Coin Center, the Blockchain Association, and the DeFi Education Fund collectively contested… https://t.co/ioifAvWdnd
Today, Coin Center filed an amicus brief in Roman Storm's criminal case. The government has wrongly charged the Tornado Cash developers with criminal conspiracy and we are here to help set the record straight and defend First Amendment rights to publish software. Our brief… https://t.co/zSbtKsI8Yd
Last week, @fund_defi sued the SEC and now we’ve just filed an amicus brief in defense of software developers — all led by @amandatums. If it wasn’t clear before, it should be clear now: Amanda is a bad ass of an American patriot. https://t.co/ivrlXgDdiM
Today, DEF filed an amicus brief in support of dismissing the indictment against Roman Storm in US v. Storm. This case has broad implications for the future of this industry and software developers more generally. Our phenomenal CLO @amandatums breaks down what's in our brief… https://t.co/sAvjlNiNkh
Today we @fund_defi are proud to submit an amicus brief in US v. Storm, arguing that the court should not validate the government’s unprecedented and damaging theory of criminal liability for software developers. This case has important implications for developers in every…