U.S. District Judge Katherine Polk Failla on May 30 declined to order the DOJ to review its records for potentially exculpatory materials in the case against Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm. She found no Brady violation and ruled that the DOJ’s communications with FinCEN on whether mixers must register as money services businesses were not relevant to the case. https://t.co/QBBDkI5H2C

Following the hearing on May 30, U.S. Federal Judge Katherine Polk Failla refused to request the Department of Justice (DOJ) to re-examine its records to find possible materials that could benefit Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm. Judge Failla stated that she believed the DOJ did not violate the "Brady Rule" (which requires the prosecution to disclose evidence that could mitigate the defendant's culpability to the defense) and pointed out that the DOJ's communication with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) regarding whether a mixer needs to register as a money services business does not apply to this case. This issue had previously arisen in the Samourai Wallet case, but the prosecution in the Storm case had not participated in the related discussions. (CoinDesk) https://t.co/hf00DkzIxg

U.S. judge rejects defense's request, refuses to order DOJ to re-examine evidence in the Roman Storm case

🚨 Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm is set to face trial in July, according to @renato_mariotti, who told @jennsanasie that it's going to be a challenging case: "A jury is not going to get the nuances, and it's going to be harder for the defense to articulate why you need anonymized transactions when the point of a blockchain is so that things aren't anonymized." Watch the full interview 🔗👇

The North Korean hacking group Lazarus Group recently shifted its attack targets to individual investors, stealing over $5.2 million from a merchant on May 24 through malware. The stolen funds involved multiple wallet types, including exchange wallets, multi-signature wallets, and external accounts. Blockchain analyst ZackXBT tracked the discovery that the hackers had transferred approximately 1000 ETH through the mixer Tornado Cash. This attack marks the group's strategy shift from targeting institutions to individual investors. (Finance Feeds) https://t.co/rdocPq89dZ

Lazarus Group Shifts Attack Focus to Individual Investors, Stealing Over 5.20 Million USD from a Merchant

Wu was informed that according to on-chain detective ZachXBT, a victim reportedly suffered a loss of over $5.2 million due to a malware attack by North Korean (DPRK) hackers on May 24. The victim's funds were drained from multiple multi-signature accounts, ordinary wallets (EOA), and exchange accounts and were sold at market price. Yesterday, 1000 ETH were transferred to Tornado Cash for mixing. https://t.co/98sfP62mUB

A certain user is suspected to have been attacked by North Korean hackers, resulting in a loss of over 5.20 million US dollars.

ZachXBT: A victim was attacked by North Korean hackers, losing over 5.20 million USD in cryptocurrency

A user is suspected to have been attacked by North Korean hackers, resulting in a loss of over 5.20 million USD.

Analysis of Cryptocurrency Mixers: Working Principles, Types, and Legal Risks

A user is suspected of being attacked by North Korean hackers, suffering a loss of over 5.20 million USD.

A trader exchanged 2.60 million DAI for 1,019 ETH and transferred 1,000 ETH via Tornado Cash.

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Defense lawyers in Samourai and Tornado Cash cases accuse prosecution of withholding exculpatory evidence https://t.co/e28FnfuG0g

The lawyer for Tornado Cash developers claims that the prosecution is withholding favorable evidence as the case continues to progress.

The defense team in the Samourai and Tornado Cash case accuses the prosecution of withholding key FinCEN call evidence.

The trial of Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm will take place on July 14, with the prosecution dropping some charges.

The U.S. Department of Justice will still take Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm to trial after reviewing a memo restricting "regulation by prosecution." @nikhileshde reports https://t.co/0rXTZRq7PX