Venture capital firm Paradigm has filed an amicus brief in support of Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm, arguing the jury needs to be properly briefed on the law’s definition of what operating a money-transmitting business involves.
Jury needs the full context of the law
In its amicus brief, filed in a New York District court on June 13, Paradigm data-ct-non-breakable=”null” href=”https://cdn.sanity.io/files/dgybcd83/production/3cb6abf1770ca45449d658ea95f0d3f6caa5a640.pdf” rel=”noopener nofollow” target=”_blank” title=”null”>argues that the court must ensure the jury understands that data-ct-non-breakable=”null” href=”https://cointelegraph.com/news/tornado-cash-dev-attorney-say-prosecutors-hid-evidence” title=”null”>for Storm to be found guilty, the prosecution must prove he was knowingly operating a money-transmitting business.
This includes charging fees,…
