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Vitalik Buterin donates 50 ETH to Tornado Cash developer cool fund
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The co-founder of Ethereum, Vitalik Buterinmade a significant contribution to the developers’ legal defense fund Tornado CashRoman Storm and Alexey Pertsev.
Buterin donated 50 ETHequivalent to approximately $170,000 as of the date of this publication, to support developers facing an escalating legal battle related to the use of the cryptocurrency mixing protocol.
News of the donation was shared in a post by December 31st node X (formerly Twitter) for the project Juicebox Free Pertsev and Stormdedicated to raising funds for the legal defense of those involved.
Roman Storm, one of the beneficiaries, expressed his gratitude for the contribution in a separate post, calling the action a “a demonstration of unwavering leadership and support from Vitalik Buterin”.
Vitalik Buterin’s past donations
He also revealed that the 50 ETH represent approximately 25% of $650,000 collected through JusticeDAOa community initiative created to help cover legal expenses for both developers.
This is not Vitalik Buterin’s first involvement in legal defense efforts for controversial cases. As of 2022, he had already contributed 10 ETHor $30,980 at the time, to the bottom of the AssangeDAOcreated to support the founder of WikiLeaks, Julian Assange.
Most recently, in October 2024, Buterin donated 100 ETH (about $240,000) for the same fund Free Pertsev and Stormfollowed by another contribution from 30 ETH in May, worth approximately $113,000.
These actions demonstrate the Buterin solidarity with those facing legal challenges in the cryptocurrency ecosystem, especially in a context of increasing regulatory and judicial surveillance.
THE Tornado Cashprotocol cryptocurrency mixhas been at the center of controversies, especially after the sanctions imposed by Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)from US Treasuryin August 2022.
OFAC alleged that the platform was used to launder more than US$7 billion in cryptocurrencies for North Korean hackers since 2019.
Vitalik Buterin donates 50 ETH to Tornado Cash developer cool fund
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