Tornado Cash Trial Delay Over Surprise Hacker Talk

Roman Storm defence counsel don file motion for SDNY to comot surprise hacker witness wey dem talk after court deadline. Jury selection go start Monday, so dis challenge fit delay Tornado Cash trial. Di trial na about charge of unlicensed money transmission, money laundering and US sanctions violation. Now e dey depend on both hacker story and disputed sanctions evidence. Defence plan call blockchain experts plus fight talk about overturned sanctions. Prosecutors talk say hacker talk na key to prove Storm intent. Judge go decide on if dem go allow witness and sanctions evidence by end of week. Crypto traders suppose watch Tornado Cash trial delay cos any result fit make privacy protocol regulation shake and fit set new rules for open-source developer dem.
Bearish
Di surprise hacker testimony plus possible trial delay dey increase legal wahala around Tornado Cash, e dey increase short-term shakiness and bad vibes for TORN. Long term, if dem set precedent weh e no go open-source privacy protocols, regulators fit put more palava, e go make investors lose confidence and push token price down again.