I (virtually) attended the final status conf. for the Tornado Cash case today. (I showed up for the in-person hearing, but it was changed to a virtual one.) Here’s what I learned from the final convo btw the judge, the prosecution, & the defense before trial starts on Monday:

@BitcoinMagazine Thank you for the detailed update.

@BitcoinMagazine My pleasure!

@BitcoinMagazine Tell us what you learned!

@BitcoinMagazine Good reporting!!

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@BitcoinMagazine What was the VC firm that gave the $900k to fund Tornado Cash? Does anyone know?

@BitcoinMagazine I was wondering the same thing myself TBH. On the call, someone said they were based “out West” but that one of the VCs was in New York frequently. It was news to me that VCs had invested in Tornado Cash.

@BitcoinMagazine Remember! 93.5% of all transactions went through the front end website that they hosted. They made ZERO attempt to take this site down when hundreds of millions of dollars of stolen crypto was flowing through their site.

@BitcoinMagazine Sitting through that Tornado Cash circus? Major respect for showing up IRL. Legal battles in this game are insane.

@BitcoinMagazine Key takeaways from the Tornado Cash case prep? The judge’s tone and any rulings on motions could set important precedents for privacy tools. Trial starts Monday—will be watching closely.