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A Dutch judge has ruled that Tornado Cash developer Alexey Pertsev must remain in prison for an additional 90 days while he awaits indictment. The cryptocurrency community, embarrassed by this decision, has come together to demand the developer’s release.
In a tweet, crypto investor Ryan Adams claimed The developers who wrote the code for Tornado Cash have done something good for the masses. A community member then stressed that “a few bad guys” decided to use his Pertsev’s code and that developers would have to suffer the consequences.
Apart from Adams, cryptographer Jill Gunter also I got it There was not enough information about Pertsev’s arrest. Describing the accusation situation as confusing, Gunther defined the situation as “a terrifying matter.”
Protesters have gathered in Amsterdam to demand the developer’s release. Protesters chanted that “open source is not a crime” and called on the government to catch criminals, not developers.
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Cryptography teacher Matthew Green also criticized the Dutch police for trying to arrest Pertsev.he Said He doesn’t know what the developer did to deserve his arrest, but the police don’t seem to know either.
Related: Tether says it will not freeze authorized Tornado Cash addresses unless instructed by law enforcement.
On August 12th, the developer was arrested on suspicion of involvement in money laundering via the Tornado Cash mixer. Dutch authorities said the mixers were used to hide huge flows of funds from criminals and were used for crypto fraud and hacking.
Earlier in August, the U.S. Treasury Department authorized addresses associated with Tornado Cash and banned residents from using Mixer for its involvement in decentralized finance (DeFi) hacks and exploits. did. USD Coin (USDC) and Ether (ETH) addresses have been added to the block list of the Office of Foreign Asset Control.
