The Rage

We sat down with Amanda Tuminelli, CEO of the DeFi Education Fund, and Peter van Valkenburgh, CEO of CoinCenter, to discuss what Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm's conviction on conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitter means for the broader software development space.

💥 Is Privacy A Crime?The Trial Against Tornado Cash Developer Roman Storm: Everything You Need to KnowWith Ethereum L2 Developer Tim Clancy, DeFi Education Fund CEO Amanda Tuminelli, Taylor Monahan of Metamask, and Molly White of Citation Needed, hosted by David Z. MorrisTimestamps:04:46: What is Tornado Cash?10:45 Understanding the charges21:25 Implications for software developers30:00 Could the UI stop transactions?32:36 Did North Korea use the front end?39:16 Could the relayers stop transactions?42:57 The Government’s first witness: grounds for appeal?1:00 What would happen after a guilty verdict?1:02 Can developers be held liable for writing open source code?1:07 Could free speech be a ground for appeal?1:11 How do we balance the right to privacy with criminal activity?1:20 Dragonfly Capital pleads the Fifth1:23 How a Chainalysis Relayer highlights breadth of charges1:31 Does the Blanche Memo protect developers?1:37 Closing thoughtsShow notes:The Storm Jury's Dilemma: Was Crime The Goal All Along?Samourai Wallet Developers Plead Guilty To Unlicensed Money TransmissionDid SDNY Enter A Recovery Scam's Documents Into Evidence?Reports On Potential Witness Intimidation Add To Controversies In Storm ProsecutionCoinbase CLO Denies Funds Going To CoinbaseCrackhead Explosion TracingDragonfly Partner speaks on Potential ProsecutionsThe Crypto Wars