Tornado Cash Made Crypto Anonymous. Now One of Its Creators Faces Trial
A large portion of the trial, legal experts say, will focus on whether Storm intended for Tornado Cash to be used for illicit means, whether he knew that it was used to launder stolen funds, and whether he knew that inaction meant breaking the law, as prosecutors allege.
The defense will claim that the developers never intended that Tornado Cash be used to commit fraud, says Cohen. “The prosecution will say that they should have known but stuck their heads in the sand,” he says.
The jury will also be presented with conflicting views as to how Tornado Cash was structured and operated, which could have a bearing on what rules Storm and the other developers were required to follow.
Government prosecutors contend that Tornado Cash was…
