The agency said on Thursday that the US Justice Department left a count of a count of its case against Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm due to a recent policy memorandum.
Doj will not go for a test on an allegation accusing him of a storm Failed to comply with Doj said the money transmitter with business registration rules, but still plans to prosecute cases in July. In a letter The judge was filed to oversee his case.
“The government writes about the case to update the court, which is scheduled for testing on July 14, 2025,” the letter states. “After reviewing the case, the office and the office of the Deputy Attorney General have determined that the prosecution is in line with the letter and spirit of April 7, 2025, which is a memorandum from the Deputy Attorney General.”
The 7 April memo written by Deputy Attorney General Todd Blancch was directed to direct prosecutors that they could not pursue cases where the rules may be unclear, or do not meet certain criteria, especially saying that DOJ should end “regulation”. In another case against the developers of Crypto Mixer Samorai Wallet, prosecutors have already asked a judge that they oversee the case while they consider the memo.
In a statement, Brian Klein of Vemaker LLP told the coindsk that his firm, which represents the storm, believes “the matter should never be brought.”
“Its dismissal will be compatible with the policies of the Trump administration and the principles mentioned by the Department of Justice,” he said. “Roman’s prosecution is a threat to the entire crypto industry and the interests of justice will be given the best service by its rapid dismissal. We will not stop to fight for Roman and that result.”
Klein spoke at the consensus 2025 conference of Coindesk in Toronto on Wednesday, where he also shared his view that the matter should not have been brought.
He said, “One of the defense taken by us, which is recognized in the US, is coding – literally typing code – you are given free speech protection for coding,” he said. “It is the same as you have written a book or you have done some other types of expressive activity.”
