🚨JUST IN: No verdict today in US v. Storm. The jury is being sent home and deliberations will continue Monday morning.
While you're waiting for the Storm verdict, it may make sense to take some time to understand what the White House outlined on financial privacy in its Digital Assets Report. Hint: it's not pretty. Full story👇
We are still awaiting the jury's return with a verdict in US v. Storm. So far this morning the jury has made two requests for clarifications or further information, including a request for documents at around 11:30amET. The jury is deliberating and likely to be at least for another hour, so there's a good chance we will keep waiting. One of their questions sent to the court touched on the grand jury evidence for venue, which is beyond their scope, but perhaps a source of hope for acquittal. 👇
“Privacy became the cover story for Tornado Cash, not the goal,” the prosecution said in closing arguments today. The main question now facing the jury: what was Storm really thinking? Full story👇
In a major win for DOJ, Samourai Wallet developers have plead guilty to unlicensed money transmission. The charge had been heavily disputed, described as an unclear application of the law. The developers face fines and up to five years in prison. Full story👇