‘We Are All F****d’: The Developers of Tornado Cash and the Future of Crypto
The arrest of a web developer for the now-sanctioned currency mixer Tornado Cash has raised questions about whom states can hold responsible when bad actors use software to commit crimes.
That's why Alexey Pertsev is one of CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2022.
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Government officials frequently conflate a desire for privacy with criminal activity, but there are many legitimate reasons for seeking privacy.
This arrest raises many questions that nations will grapple with in years to come, but here's an important one: Is open-source code free speech?
