The legal defense fund for Tornado Cash developers Roman Storm and Alexey Pertsev has received over $350,000 in donations and public support from former NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden. Snowden emphasized that privacy should not be considered a crime. The community has shown significant support for the developers, with over $485,000 raised in just three days from nearly 500 individual donors. The case has sparked a debate on the rights of open-source software developers and the importance of privacy in the crypto community.
Over the last 3 days, we've raised over $485k (223 ETH) for @alex_pertsev and @rstormsf's legal defense from nearly 500 individual donors. We're so grateful for the amazing support the community has shown for Alexey and Roman. Open source is not a crime. https://t.co/Zv3cYvV7Ec
A legal fund for the defense of Tornado Cash's @rstormsf and Alexey Pertsev has received more than $350,000 along with public support from former NSA whistleblower @Snowden. https://t.co/SMeFetLifg
want to signalboost this from my frens over @juiceboxETH Tornado Cash devs do not deserve to lose it all for creating a piece of open-source software co-signing his legal gofundme: https://t.co/BaE1bC74eI
Edward Snowden has backed a legal defense campaign for Roman Storm and Alexey Pertsev, coders behind the mixing service. They need the support of the crypto community, which has fundamental rights at stake. Opinion @btschiller for "The Node" newsletter https://t.co/SQ6ieIh4SF
Tornado Cash is the most important project in crypto, and their lawsuits are the most critical. Do we have the right to financial privacy and peer-to-peer transactions? If not, the Fourth Amendment in the U.S. is dead. https://t.co/OcWTob0xAo
Opensource software development should not be a crime. Making tools that are allowing end-users to stay private is something we all desperately need. Best of luck to @alex_pertsev, @rstormsf and the rest of the devs. Just my 2Ξ on the fight for keeping privacy a human right. https://t.co/V4G46e6KG2
Ex-CIA contractor and NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden has urged to support the legal defense fund for the Tornado Cash developer https://t.co/27J7jVG6AC
A legal fund defending Tornado Cash developers Roman Storm and Alexey Pertsev has received more than $350,000 and public support from former NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden. Snowden retweeted the donation and said privacy was not a crime. https://t.co/iaHmgBjbxl
A legal fund for the defense of Tornado Cash's @rstormsf and Alexey Pertsev has received more than $350,000 along with public support from former NSA whistleblower @Snowden. By @amitoj. https://t.co/WdvoiWEIA1
The plea for support from Tornado Cash cofounder @rstormsf was amplified by @Snowden, who said, "Privacy is not a crime." https://t.co/3lsO1gFAsN
Edward Snowden Backs Tornado Cash Founder’s Fundraiser ► https://t.co/CGxTL3eCXf https://t.co/CGxTL3eCXf