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Prosecutors contend they should proceed with a retrial of Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm on money-laundering and sanctions counts, asserting that a recent Supreme Court decision and his copyright-based defense are immaterial and should not impede his slated 2026 retrial after the prior jury deadlocked.

The U.S. Department of Justice wants an October retrial for Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm on outstanding money-laundering and sanctions-related counts, even though the Treasury has said crypto mixers can be used legitimately.

CertiK’s forensic review indicates that following the January 10 $282 million crypto wallet hack, about $63 million of the pilfered Bitcoin was converted and bridged into Ethereum, distributed across multiple addresses and routed through Tornado Cash, widening the documented timeline of the funds’ post-theft movements.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has backed Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm ahead of his sentencing, helped raise over $6 million for his legal defense and highlighted the broader crypto debate over privacy, software development and criminal liability.

Yearn Finance’s yETH vault was hit by a single-transaction exploit that abused liquid staking token interactions. The attacker was able to mint effectively unlimited yETH, siphon liquidity from Balancer pools and steal roughly $3 million worth of ETH, which was later funneled through Tornado Cash, prompting renewed DeFi security concerns.