
Vitalik Buterin Defends Crypto Privacy as Tornado Cash Case Tests Developer Rights
Privacy Tools Move to the Center of Crypto’s Legal Debate The debate over privacy in cryptocurrency intensified after Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin publicly backed Roman Storm, a Tornado Cash developer convicted on money transmission charges. Buterin framed privacy-preserving software not as a loophole for crime, but as a foundational protection in an increasingly digitized world.








