According to Odaily, a U.S. judge has postponed the trial of Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm, originally scheduled for September, to December 2. Prosecutor Thane Rehn indicated that the trial is expected to last two weeks. The core issue in the U.S. Department of Justice's case against Storm is whether he created the software or controlled the service. During Friday's hearing, Brian Klein, a defense attorney from Waymaker LLP, argued that Storm had not controlled Tornado Cash since May 2020. The Department of Justice alleges that Storm violated the law by operating Tornado Cash during this period. Keri Axel, also from Waymaker, added that Tornado Cash's user interface does not control the transactions sent by users. The defense repeatedly emphasized that Storm did not control Tornado Cash's pools, which are immutable, and therefore, he cannot be held criminally responsible for how people use the mixer. The judge did not make any decisions on Friday but stated that rulings on various motions would be made promptly.