Gm Frax members,
You may have read about the recent arrest of Telegram founder, Pavel Durov, but the case that’ll set a precedent for Telegram and other privacy tools is happening right now: the Tornado Cash trial U.S. v. Storm , scheduled to begin on December 2, 2024.
Roman Storm has been building a strong defense since his arrest a year ago because he understands the grave implications of his trial’s outcome on the software development industry worldwide. But per Roman’s video address he still needs ~$2 million to see this case through trial; otherwise, he risks losing his legal team and facing a guilty verdict.
A breakdown of charges against Roman and the budget outline are accessible via WeWantJusticeDAO.org — the not-for-profit entity dedicated to the legal fundraising campaign:
Donations can be made in USD, ETH, or other currencies:
AlphaGrowth is helping Roman Storm raise funds for his legal efforts. We are asking the Frax DAO if they would be interested in donating to help Roman Storm in his legal efforts to ensure we set up proper precedence globally for developers to not be prosecuted for writing code. We will also be conducting co-marketing campaigns to highlight DAO’s, protocols, and people that have donated to this cause.
I propose creating an NFT on Fraxtal or a POAP to support Roman’s legal defense. All proceeds would go directly to this cause, with the potential for Frax DAO to match donations up to $15K. I’m open to collaborating with the DAO community to refine this idea or explore alternative approaches. If anyone’s interested in contributing their thoughts, please feel free to join the discussion.
Thank you for any feedback we get on our discussion.