A Dutch court has allowed Tornado Cash developer Alexey Pertsev to question blockchain analytics company Chainalysis in his ongoing money laundering trial. Pertsev was detained in August 2022 for allegedly aiding money launderers through the Ethereum-based decentralized mixing service, Tornado Cash. The court has granted Pertsev permission to question Chainalysis about its methods, albeit in writing, because of the role its data played in his arrest. The trial has been delayed, with deliberations set to begin in 2024. This case could set a precedent for programmers that design permissionless protocols and raise the alert for those working and maintaining open source software.
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