DOJ arrested Tornado Cash dev.

hack3rcon

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• Jun 4, 2025

• #1

Roman Storm got arrested for developing Tornado Cash. They're literally prosecuting someone for writing open source privacy software. This sets terrifying precedent.
Privacy is dead?

 

root777

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• Jun 4, 2025

• #2

Prosecuting developers for code is like arresting Tim Berners-Lee for creating the web because criminals use it

 

CryptoDada

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• Jun 4, 2025

• #3

This is genuinely concerning from civil liberties perspective. Tornado Cash is open source software - prosecuting developers for how others use their code is unprecedented
It's like holding car manufacturers responsible for drunk driving accidents

 

marshal

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• Jun 4, 2025

• #4

ser this exactly why we need unstoppable protocols. governments cant arrest mathematics

 

Major

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• Jun 4, 2025

• #5

Most serious government overreach in crypto I've seen since 2013. Sets dangerous precedent.

 

btcpunk

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• Jun 4, 2025

• #6

they basically saying privacy equals crime. whats next, arresting signal developers?

 

Bender

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• Jun 4, 2025

• #7

can someone explain what tornado cash actually does?

 

BTCat

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• Jun 4, 2025

• #8

@Bender mixes crypto transactions to make them private. breaks transaction trails on ethereum

 

Tyrone

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• Jun 4, 2025

• #9

BTCat said:

@Bender mixes crypto transactions to make them private. breaks transaction trails on ethereum

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sounds like money laundering to me. why else would you need that shit?

 

hack3rcon

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• Jun 4, 2025

• #10

Look @Tyrone privacy isn't just for criminals. Would you want everyone seeing your bank balance and every purchase?

 

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bittersweet

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• Jun 4, 2025

• #11

I used tornado to donate anonymously to protesters. not everything private is illegal

 

cryptonit

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• Jun 4, 2025

• #12

this gonna kill development of privacy protocols. who wants to risk prison?

 

X-trader

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• Jun 4, 2025

• #13

developers will just stay anonymous and deploy from non-US countries

 

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Radius

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• Jun 4, 2025

• #14

Chilling effect on open source development is real. Im sure any devs reconsidering privacy-focused projects.

 

goxeme

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• Jun 4, 2025

• #15

privacy was always illusion anyway. government can track everything if they want

 

sk8er

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• Jun 4, 2025

• #16

goxeme said:

privacy was always illusion anyway. government can track everything if they want

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then why they so scared of tornado cash?

 

memehunter

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• Jun 4, 2025

• #17

sk8er said:

then why they so scared of tornado cash?

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because it actually worked. government only bans effective tools

 

Patronus

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• Jun 4, 2025

• #18

wonder if this affects other privacy coins like monero and zcash

 

CryptoDada

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• Jun 4, 2025

• #19

Patronus said:

wonder if this affects other privacy coins like monero and zcash

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@Patronus Those are entire blockchains with distributed development. Harder to target individuals

 

coinhunter

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• Jun 4, 2025

• #20

this why satoshi stayed anonymous. knew governments would target creators eventually