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This case isn’t just about Roman, it’s about the future of open source. If he loses it sets the precedent that writing code can make you a criminal

Nothing we’re building matters if this stands. Thank you @paradigm for fighting for the future

My name is Roman Storm, and I am one of the founders of Tornado Cash, a non-custodial privacy protocol.

I am being prosecuted for writing open-source code that enables private crypto transactions in a completely non-custodial manner. This prosecution represents a terrifying…

Paradigm will be donating $1.25M to help fund Roman Storm’s legal defense

The prosecution’s case threatens to hold software developers criminally liable for the bad acts of third parties, which would have a chilling effect in crypto and beyond

We must stand with @rstormsf

Matt Huang

A research-driven technology investment firm. https://paradigm.xyz

This case isn’t just about Roman, it’s about the future of open source. If he loses it sets the precedent that writing code can make you a criminal

Nothing we’re building matters if this stands. Thank you @paradigm for fighting for the future

https://x.com/matthuang/status/1884358182082163162?s=46

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