Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm said on Aug. 27 that public court filings show blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis operated a Tornado Cash relayer in 2022 and collected fees from transactions routed through it. Storm used that point to question how U.S. authorities are handling his criminal case, arguing that a government partner in blockchain tracing allegedly took part in running Tornado Cash infrastructure while he continues to face prosecution for helping develop the protocol. He also said his legal team had previously subpoenaed Chainalysis personnel to testify, but the company moved to quash the subpoena and the U.S. government backed that request. Court records, according to Storm, also show that one Chainalysis witness planned to invoke the Fifth Amendment and decline to testify. Separately, Storm said the retrial in his case has been postponed to April 26, 2027, while his motion for a judgment of acquittal is still pending before the court.
On Aug. 27, Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm questioned the U.S. government’s handling of his case, citing public court filings that he said show blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis operated a Tornado Cash relayer in 2022 and earned fees from transactions that passed through that relayer.
Storm said his lawyers had previously subpoenaed Chainalysis personnel to testify, but Chainalysis moved to quash the subpoena, and the U.S. government supported that request. Court records also show, according to Storm, that a Chainalysis witness planned to invoke the Fifth Amendment and refuse to testify.
Storm challenges what he describes as unequal treatment
Based on those points, Storm argued that Chainalysis, a government partner in blockchain tracing, had in practice operated Tornado Cash infrastructure and collected fees, while he continues to face criminal prosecution for helping develop Tornado Cash.
Storm also said the retrial in his case has been postponed to April 26, 2027. His motion for a judgment of acquittal remains pending.
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