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Crypto developer faces 40 years in prison for creating privacy software

Monday March 24, 2025. 05:42 PM , from BoingBoing
Roman Storm, a 35-year-old software developer in Seattle, Washington, created a cryptocurrency mixer to help people keep their transactions private. For example, the service allowed people to donate bitcoin to Ukraine without Russian authorities being able to track them.
But after North Korea used Tornado Cash to launder a billion dollars worth of Bitcoin, federal agents raided Storm's home in 2023 and arrested him. — Read the rest
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