Isn't it weird how modern humans lived for 300k years without creating a civilization? And then suddenly everything started happening so fast. I've compared time with human-years elapsed and it all started to make sense. The amount of historical stuff that happened is proport...

Tornado Cash (@TornadoCash) is a decentralized privacy protocol using zero-knowledge proofs to break the onchain link between sender and receiver. It is designed to provide privacy on a public blockchain. Ethereum is for privacy.

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I stand with @rstormsf, @semenov_roman_, and @alex_pertsev. Writing open source code is not a crime. Online financial privacy is not a crime. Creating permissionless software is not a crime.

The Storm conviction is unacceptable in “the crypto capital of the world.” Here are the necessary steps to right this wrong and protect software developers: 1) DOJ must accept the jury’s refusal to convict on money laundering and sanctions, and must not retry the case 2) DOJ must dismiss the Section 1960 charge, or else Roman must be pardoned 3) Congress must amend Section 1960 to clarify that money transmission requires control of funds and does not apply to the developers of non-custodial software There is no greater threat to crypto than DOJ’s misguided war on developers, which started under Biden and must stop under Trump. This battle may have been lost, but the war will be won.

Looks like Dave Craige is posting the same links at the rate of >1 post per minute for multiple hours all over X. Should his posts be mass reported for spam?

🚨NEW: Just caught @rstormsf outside the courtroom. I asked how he was feeling. In a quiet voice, but with a noticeable smile, he told me: “It’s a big win. The ‘1960’ charge is bullshit and we’re going to fight it all the way. You know how President Trump said ‘fight, fight, fight’? We’ll do that too.” He expressed relief at not being remanded to jail and mentioned his 5-year-old daughter as one of the reasons he plans to keep fighting the one charge he was convicted on. He said he’s heading back to Seattle tomorrow.

SEC Commissioner @HesterPeirce delivered an amazing speech today on financial privacy, which included references to Phil Zimmermann’s Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) and Eric Hughes’ A Cypherpunk’s Manifesto. She stated: “Rather than something to be feared, we should embrace these tools’ ability to help humanity live freer lives without unwarranted financial surveillance. People use these tools for bad purposes too, but treating technology as the villain will impinge on legitimate users’ privacy.”

🚨 BREAKING: The silence is over. Haseeb & Tom finally speak out about the Tornado Cash trial. Robert shares the unhinged story of how he tried to CTO a liquor company. Tarun? Somehow drama-free. Timestamps 00:00 Intro 01:58 Background on Tornado Cash 03:50 Legal Challenges & Sanctions 06:36 DOJ's Actions & Dragonfly's Response 11:25 Implications for Privacy & Crypto 27:06 Samourai Case & Broader Implications 33:37 Robert's Liquor Store Saga 37:17 LQR House Challenges & Legal Issues 46:05 Lessons Learned from the LQR House 50:01 SEC's New Crypto Policy 🔥Stay updated with all the latest hot takes by following and subscribing to @_ChoppingBlock and @unchained_pod! 🎥 YouTube: 🎧 Spotify: 🍎 Apple: 🎙 Podcast Home:

For those looking to better understand both the potential implications of the Tornado Cash case and the unlicensed money transmitting business charge (18 U.S. Code § 1960), please check out my interview with @amandatums, Executive Director of @fund_defi