Odaily Planet Daily News: A Dutch judge will rule on the case of Tornado Cash developer Alexey Pertsev on Tuesday (May 14). Pertsev, 31, is accused of participating in the laundering of $1.2 billion through the crypto mixer Tornado Cash. If Pertsev is found guilty, experts expect it to have a "chilling effect" on the global open source community. Developers may be afraid to write code for fear of code abuse, and investment may also decrease. If Pertsev is acquitted, the judge will accept his explanation that Tornado Cash's core technology (smart contracts) operates legally independent of human intervention. More importantly, managers of such platforms are not responsible for those who use the technology. The ruling in this case will change the direction of crypto privacy. (DL News)