While Storm’s legal defense team has tried to get these charges dismissed in court, his trial is set to begin in New York on Monday, July 14. For his defense, the Tornado Cash developer is looking to raise about $2 million.
The Ethereum Foundation wrote in the post on X:
Privacy is normal, and writing code is not a crime.
Earlier on Friday, Storm took to the social media platform X to appeal for the support of the crypto community, saying that the US judicial system is “trying to crush” him.
The crypto co-founder said:
If I lose, DeFi dies with me. The dream of financial freedom, the code I believed in—it all fades into darkness. I’m fighting, but the weight is unbearable. This isn’t just my end; it’s ours.
