The Ethereum Foundation pledged to match up to $500,000 in donations for Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm’s legal defense, later doubling the match to $1 million. Storm was convicted of operating an unlicensed money-transmitting business, while juries deadlocked on money laundering and sanctions violation charges, leaving open the possibility of retrial. The case has drawn global attention, with privacy advocates warning it could set a dangerous precedent for open-source developers. The foundation’s support reflects a broader crypto community stance that “privacy is normal” and coding should not be criminalized, signaling strong institutional backing for legal defense in landmark crypto cases.