Roman Storm, co-founder of Tornado Cash, has filed a motion to dismiss criminal charges against him, citing a recent Fifth Circuit Court ruling that deemed sanctions on the platform's smart contracts unlawful. His defense argues that he had no control over these autonomous contracts, which undermines the government's case related to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. Storm's legal team contends that the nature of the smart contracts absolves him of liability for money laundering and unlicensed money transmission charges, asserting that the government's interpretation of the law violates due process.
