Tornado Cash’s Alexey Pertsev Jailed: Legal Risks for Cryptocurrency Developers Unveiled

Alexey Pertsev, the developer behind Tornado Cash, has been jailed on allegations of laundering $1.2 billion through his open-source cryptocurrency mixer. This case underscores the increasing legal scrutiny developers face when their software is purportedly used for illicit activities. Defense attorney Judith de Boer argues that the recent court decision to deny Pertsev’s bail impedes