The co-founder of Tornado Cash is considering applying for a trial dismissal, questioning the evidence submitted by the government

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, the lawyer for Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm is considering filing for a mistrial due to doubts about the evidence submitted by the government. The defense pointed out that a "pig butchering" scam victim summoned by the prosecution may have never used this privacy-focused cryptocurrency mixing tool.

As the Storm trial enters its second week, his defense attorney David Patton objected to a witness's claim that his stolen cryptocurrency was laundered through Tornado Cash. The witness Hanfeng Ling had previously testified that she fell victim to a "pig butchering" scam in 2021 and stated that a "cryptocurrency recovery service" she used informed her that part of her funds had flowed into Tornado Cash.

However, over the past weekend, Storm's lawyers stated that they could not trace Ling's funds entering Tornado Cash. Ethereum security expert Taylor Monahan posted on the X platform (formerly Twitter) over the weekend, stating that scammers would not use Tornado Cash at all.

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