The criminal money laundering case of Tornado Cash founder Roman Storm is scheduled to begin on Monday morning local time. If convicted on all three counts, he faces a maximum of 45 years in prison. It is reported that the trial was originally scheduled for two weeks, but due to the large number of witnesses in the case, including a hacker who used Tornado Cash, a so-called "victim" witness, and multiple expert witnesses, it is expected to be extended to last a month (four weeks). [Odaily Planet Daily News]

The criminal trial of Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm officially began on July 15 in Manhattan, New York, to hear three charges against him, including alleged money laundering, sanctions violations, and illegal money transmission, which together carry a maximum sentence of 45 years in prison. The central dispute in the case is whether Tornado Cash is merely a privacy protection tool or facilitates money laundering for criminals. Storm's defense attorney emphasized that he is only an open-source software developer and should not be held responsible for user behavior. [CoinDesk]

The criminal trial of Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm is set to begin on July 15 in New York.

On July 14, CoinDesk reported that the money laundering criminal case against Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm will begin today in Manhattan. Prosecutors and defense attorneys will begin selecting a jury, and the trial is expected to last four weeks. Storm was arrested in Washington state in 2023 and faces three charges: conspiracy to commit money laundering, conspiracy to violate U.S. sanctions, and conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business. If convicted on all counts, he could face a maximum sentence of 45 years in prison. Prosecutors allege that Tornado Cash was used to launder more than $1 billion in criminal proceeds, including funds from the North Korean hacking group Lazarus Group. The defense argues that Storm is merely a developer of open-source decentralized software and should not be held responsible for others' misuse of the tool. [Deep Tide TechFlow]

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The money laundering case against Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm opens today. If convicted, he could face a maximum of 45 years in prison.

The criminal money laundering case of Tornado Cash founder Roman Storm is scheduled to begin on Monday morning local time. If convicted on all three counts, he faces a maximum of 45 years in prison. The trial was originally scheduled for two weeks, but is expected to last a month due to the large number of witnesses in the case, including a hacker who used Tornado Cash, a so-called "victim" witness, and multiple expert witnesses. [Foresight News]

The trial of Tornado Cash founder Roman Storm is approaching four weeks, and he could face up to 45 years in prison if convicted on all charges.

<p><img src="https://static.sosovalue.com/sosovalue/2025/07/14/029bd5a6-044f-4ab8-8b1e-cfcb7f0c77a2.jpg"></p><p>Roman Storm’s trial on money laundering and sanctions charges begins on Monday, with $1.96 million raised to cover legal expenses so far.</p>

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What you need to know about Roman Storm’s Tornado Cash trial

Tornado Cash创始人Roman Storm的洗钱刑事案件定于当地时间周一上午开庭审理。如果被三项指控全部定罪，他将面临最高45年的监禁。据报道，原定审理时间为两周，但由于案件中有大量证人，包括使用过Tornado Cash的黑客、一名所谓的“受害者”证人以及多位专家证人，预计审理时间将延长至一个月（四周）。[Odaily Planet Daily News]

Tornado Cash 创始人 Roman Storm 的审判即将进入第四周，如果他被全部指控定罪，可能面临最长45年的监禁。

Tornado Cash創始人Roman Storm的洗錢刑事案件定於當地時間週一上午開庭審理。如果被三項指控全部定罪，他將面臨最高45年的監禁。據報道，原定審理時間爲兩週，但由於案件中有大量證人，包括使用過Tornado Cash的黑客、一名所謂的“受害者”證人以及多位專家證人，預計審理時間將延長至一個月（四周）。[Odaily Planet Daily News]