- The plaintiffs in the Tornado Cash case filed a strong response to the U.S. Treasury.
- Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) supports the crypto mixer and aims to “preserve” Americans’ right to privacy.
- Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm has denied allegations of money laundering.
In the ongoing legal battle surrounding allegations of money laundering, Ethereum-based crypto mixer Tornado Cash has received support from crypto exchange Coinbase’s legal chief, Paul Grewal, who has stepped forward to “preserve” Americans’ right to privacy.
In a series of posts on social media platform X, Grewal highlighted Coinbase’s backing for a significant legal challenge aimed at protecting privacy rights.
Grewal acknowledged that in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, the plaintiffs in the Tornado Cash case filed a strong response to arguments presented by the United States Treasury.
As per the filing, the Treasury needed to “establish that it had sanctioned an association made up of people who share a common purpose,” noted Grewal. He also pointed out a shift in the Treasury’s argument, stating:
In a surprising twist, Treasury seems to have abandoned its theory in the lower court…