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1204 sats \ 4 replies \ @Scoresby 6 Aug \ on: Tornado Cash co-founder found guilty on 1 of 3 charges after jury deadlock Politics_And_Law

I'd be curious for your thoughts in response to this:

Just caught @rstormsf outside the courtroom. I asked how he was feeling. In a quiet voice, but with a noticeable smile, he told me:

“It’s a big win. The ‘1960’ charge is bullshit and we’re going to fight it all the way. You know how President Trump said ‘fight, fight, fight’? We’ll do that too.”

He expressed relief at not being remanded to jail and mentioned his 5-year-old daughter as one of the reasons he plans to keep fighting the one charge he was convicted on.

He said he’s heading back to Seattle tomorrow.
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680 sats \ 2 replies \ @siggy47 OP 6 Aug

For Roman, this was a good outcome. He isn't facing much time. For us, and I hate being selfish, this money transmission (1960) conviction could be bad if it's upheld on appeal. It could broadly be construed to affect non custodial wallets, and even lightning.

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52 sats \ 1 reply \ @Scoresby 6 Aug

ugh. it's so frustrating to see laws (or decisions) like these that very clearly lead us down the path of losing freedom, but that aren't so dramatic that the mainstream population will care.

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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @siggy47 OP 6 Aug

That's for sure. I hope he gets a good appellate lawyer.

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36 sats \ 0 replies \ @nitter 6 Aug
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