In light of the court's "incorrect" interpretation of money transmission laws, the jury must be instructed to find that Storm knew his conduct was unlawful, Paradigm argues.

The investment firm Paradigm has filed an Amicus brief on behalf of Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm to demonstrate concern "that the prosecution of Roman Storm rests on a definition of 'money transmitting business' that is contrary to how money transmission works in practice and to prior regulatory guidance and legal precedent."

The Amicus advocates for the adoption of jury instructions proposed by Storm, focusing on whether Storm knowingly violated the law in light of striking ambiguities in the Government's interpretation of the money service business licensing requirement statutes.

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