According to Cointelegraph, Tornado Cash developer Alexey Pertsev's pre-trial detention has been extended, raising concerns about developers of privacy technologies. Pertsev stated on X that this decision makes it more difficult for him to prepare for an appeal.
On November 14, multiple Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives demanded that Treasury Department officials explain the measures against Tornado Cash. The service was sanctioned in 2022 but continues to operate, receiving $1.8 billion in deposits in the first half of 2024.
Pertsev was sentenced to five years and four months in prison by a Dutch court for alleged money laundering, despite Tornado Cash being a non-custodial protocol. The court found that he did not take sufficient measures to prevent criminals from abusing the protocol.