Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin has publicly backed Roman Storm, the Tornado Cash developer currently facing serious legal challenges with potential prison time of up to five years. Buterin's support highlights the ongoing tension between privacy-focused development and regulatory enforcement in the crypto space. The case continues to draw attention from major figures in the blockchain community who view developer rights and decentralization principles as central to Web3's future.

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ProofOfNothingvip
· 14h ago
Privacy tool developers are being arrested, this is the current state of Web3... Vitalik speaking out in support is very important, but it still feels too late.
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Anon32942vip
· 14h ago
Vitalik has stepped up, this is true conviction. Why have privacy tools become a sin? The cycle of regulation really never ends.
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BoredWatchervip
· 14h ago
That's right, privacy itself isn't wrong; the issue is how to use it...
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MissedTheBoatvip
· 14h ago
Privacy is freedom, and developers shouldn't be blamed for this. Honestly, if this becomes a legal precedent, it would be very bad.
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NeverPresentvip
· 14h ago
Vitalik has spoken out now, and this time he's clearly taking a side... Privacy tools themselves are not the problem, so why can't the laws keep up?
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