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Nym CEO Condemns Dutch Court’s Sentence of Tornado Cash Developer

Published 05/31/2024, 06:30 PM
Updated 05/31/2024, 07:15 PM
Nym CEO Condemns Dutch Court’s Sentence of Tornado Cash Developer
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  • Crypto personalities are supporting Tornado Cash devs in ongoing legal battle.
  • Nym CEO thinks Alexey Pertsev’s 64-month sentence is “radically unfair and unreasonable.”
  • Vitalik Buterin donated $113K to support the “Free Alexey and Roman” campaign.

Top crypto personalities are continuing to support the Tornado Cash developers in their legal battles with government authorities.

Nym CEO Harry Halpin criticized a Dutch court’s 64-month sentence of Alexey Pertsev, with Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin donating $113,000 in ETH to support the legal defense of Pertsev and Roman Storm.

According to reports, Halpin criticized Pertsev’s sentence, characterizing it as “radically unfair and unreasonable.” He argued that the punishment is not proportional, noting that the court sentenced Pertsev because someone in North Korea used software he developed.

Halpin likened the scenario to jailing Richard Stallman, the Linux developer, because people in North Korea used his product, or punishing Bill Gates for those who may be using stolen copies of Windows.

The Nym CEO expressed his disappointment with the Dutch court for not learning from a World …

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