Vitalik Buterin Donates 30 ETH to Support Tornado Cash Developers' Legal Defense

Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of Ethereum, has reiterated his support for Tornado Cash developers Alexey Pertsev and Roman Storm amid their legal battles. On May 8, Buterin donated 30 ETH, valued at approximately $113,000, to the Juicebox campaign ‘Free Alexey & Roman,’ underscoring his commitment to their cause.



Pertsev and Storm face accusations of money laundering through their work on Tornado Cash, a cryptocurrency mixer designed to enhance transaction privacy. Buterin has been a vocal advocate for the developers, expressing his disappointment over Pertsev’s 64-month prison sentence. At DappCon in Berlin, Buterin described the sentence as "really unfortunate" and emphasized that developing privacy-focused software should be "a totally legal and legit way to fight for privacy."



Despite the Dutch court ruling against Pertsev,


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