New Ethereum Foundation Head Aya Miyaguchi Donates $1.25m To Legal Defense Of Tornado Cash Developer

The Ethereum Foundation has donated $1.25 million to support the legal defense of Tornado Cash developer Alexey Pertsev, who is preparing to appeal his money laundering conviction in the Netherlands. This donation comes on the heels of investment firm Paradigm’s co-founder, Matt Huang, announcing a similar donation to Pertsev’s counterpart, Roman Storm.

Aya Miyaguchi, the new head of the Ethereum Foundation, made this donation shortly after assuming her position. Both Pertsev and Storm are facing legal challenges related to their involvement in the Tornado Cash project. They claim they are fighting against the criminalization of privacy and argue that writing code should not be considered a crime.

The donations from both the Ethereum Foundation and Paradigm highlight the importance of supporting developers who are facing legal challenges for their work in the crypto space. It also underscores the broader implications that these cases could have on software development and privacy rights in the cryptocurrency industry.

Overall, these donations demonstrate a strong commitment to defending developers’ rights and advocating for privacy in the crypto community.