Judge no gree make dem use evidence wey relate to other case for Roman Storm Tornado Cash trial
One federal judge don stop prosecutor dem from talk about another case wey dey alongside for the trial of Roman Storm wey be co-founder of Tornado Cash mixing protocol. For the pretrial hearing, court talk say the evidence wey connect to the 2022 OFAC sanctions on top Tornado Cash na different law matter and e fit spoil the jury sense if dem mix different charges together. Storm dey face allegation say e dey launder cryptocurrency through Tornado Cash to siddon comot from sanctions. By to limit the witness talk to just the charges dem get now, the decision wan make sure say trial fair and this one fit be example for next crypto compliance law case. Traders suppose watch for similar rulings because e fit affect regulatory pressure on privacy-focused mixers and fit change how market people feel.
Bullish
By leaving out evidence wey relate to other cases and make the trial only focus on specific OFAC charges, di ruling reduce the regulatory wahala wey dey around Tornado Cash. Short term, traders wey dey deal with privacy-focused assets fit see small relief rally as di legal risks don dey more manageable. For long term, dis precedent fit make compliance prospects better for decentralized mixers, make people more willing to adopt and invest for privacy protocols.