Roman Storm seeks $1.5m in donations as Tornado Cash trial enters its third week
The post Roman Storm seeks $1.5m in donations as Tornado Cash trial enters its third week appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com.
Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm needs $1.5 million in donations to cover legal expenses as his criminal trial enters its third week in New York. Summary Roman Storm is seeking $1.5 million in additional donations to cover legal costs. Over $3.2 million has been raised so far, with a new fundraising target set at $5 million. Storm faces charges of money laundering, sanctions violations, and operating an unlicensed money-transmitting business. Appealing to the cryptocurrency community in a July 26 post on X, Storm said his legal team has been “working around the clock” and that costs are “piling up fast.” “It sounds crazy, but I need again ~$1.5mm,” Storm wrote, citing the pressure of mounting expert fees, ongoing research, and continuous litigation demands. Crypto donations near $4 million Storm’s latest request comes despite already raising millions through earlier crowdfunding efforts. According to his website, more than $3.2 million has been contributed to the Roman Storm Legal Defense Fund, which now aims to reach a total of $5 million. $750,000 was contributed by the Ethereum Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting Ethereum and related technologies, which had pledged to match community donations after initially committing $500,000. His fundraising campaign, coordinated through freeromanstorm.com, would cover a growing list of expenses associated with trial preparation, expert witness testimony, and round-the-clock legal work. “We’ve forgotten what normal sleep feels like. Every hour counts, and so do the costs,” Storm wrote on X. Before the trial began on July 14, Storm had already sought $500,000 in donations to address what he then described as a “critical shortfall.” His legal team anticipated that costs could reach as high as $3.5 million due to the extended duration of the trial and the introduction of unexpected witnesses and legal complexities. That figure has now increased to $5…
Filed under: News - @ July 28, 2025 6:24 am