Tornado Cash Co-Founder Convicted on One Charge Following Jury Impasse

A co-founder of the cryptocurrency mixing service Tornado Cash has been found guilty on one of three charges he faced after the jury reached a deadlock on the other two. The founder now faces the possibility of a prison sentence. The entire case has ignited significant debate concerning the freedom of developers and their ability to write code without incurring criminal liability for how others utilize it. The prosecution asserts that the founder was involved in developing a service that he knew would be used for money laundering, while the defense contends that the founder was simply writing open-source code and had the right to do so. Legal discussions surrounding this case are expected to continue for years to come, and it’s likely to have a substantial impact on software development in the future.