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Alexey Pertsev faced criminal prosecution in the Netherlands for allegedly facilitating money laundering through Tornado Cash and was convicted of money laundering in May 2024

Roman Storm’s prosecution reflects heightened regulatory scrutiny of crypto privacy tools and DeFi

Developer Roman Storm’s legal team moved to dismiss his U.S. criminal case stemming from the U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctions on Tornado Cash after courts found the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) lacked authority to sanction Tornado Cash smart contracts, and the agency later delisted those contracts in March 2025.

Under the Trump administration, U.S. prosecutors announced in May they would drop part of Roman Storm’s charges related to operating an unlicensed money-transmitting business, though other charges remain

Roman Storm argues that the outcome of his criminal case in the United States, alleging money laundering, is crucial for the future of decentralized finance and financial freedom

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