{"id":15190,"date":"2025-02-26T19:31:43","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T19:31:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=15190"},"modified":"2025-02-26T19:31:43","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T19:31:43","slug":"new-ethereum-foundation-head-aya-miyaguchi-donates-1-25m-to-legal-defense-of-tornado-cash-developer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=15190","title":{"rendered":"New Ethereum Foundation Head Aya Miyaguchi Donates $1.25m To Legal Defense Of Tornado Cash Developer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>The Ethereum Foundation (EF) has announced that it has donated $1.25 million to support the legal defense of Tornado Cash developer Alexey Pertsev. Pertsev is preparing to appeal his money laundering conviction in the Netherlands.<\/p>\n<p>It came after investment firm Paradigm\u2019s co-founder, Matt Huang announced a $1.25 million donation in support of Pertsev\u2019s Tornado Cash counterpart, Roman Storm.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The EF is donating $1.25M to the legal defense of Alexey Pertsev.<\/p>\n<p>Privacy is normal, and writing code is not a crime.<\/p>\n<p>You can contribute to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alex_pertsev?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">@alex_pertsev<\/a>&#8216;s defense here: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/shWFNoDJ9g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/shWFNoDJ9g<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ITvEiRkAGt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/ITvEiRkAGt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ethereum Foundation (@ethereumfndn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ethereumfndn\/status\/1894704611606385012?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">February 26, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>This Donation To Pertsev Is The First Big Act Of New Ethereum Foundation Head, Aya Miyaguchi<\/h2>\n<p>Just yesterday, <a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/news\/who-is-aya-miyaguchi-new-ethereum-foundation-head-can-she-save-ethereum-price\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vitalik Buterin announced<\/a> that Aya Miyaguchi would be the new head of the Ethereum Foundation. Less than 24 hours, Miyaguchi made her first move by donating $1.25 million to Alexey Pertsev of Tornado Cash fame.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPrivacy is normal, and writing code is not a crime\u201d the Ethereum Foundation wrote in an X post while announcing the donation. Pertsev quickly took to X to repost the EF\u2019s announcement, expressing gratitude for the donation to his legal defense of the case in the Netherlands.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGreat news! Thank you <a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ethereumfndn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">@ethereumfndn<\/a> for making a huge donation to my legal defense for the case in the Netherlands. I\u2019m very grateful that I can now completely focus on preparing my appeal. This means the world to me. Let\u2019s do this together!\u201d the post from Pertsev read.<\/p>\n<p>A Russian national and resident of the Netherlands, Alexey Pertsev was found guilty of money laundering by a Dutch court in May 2024. He was subsequently sentenced to five years and four months in prison.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/news\/who-is-aya-miyaguchi-new-ethereum-foundation-head-can-she-save-ethereum-price\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Who is Aya Miyaguchi? New Ethereum Foundation Head \u2013 Can She Save Ethereum Price?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>EF Donation To Pertsev Came On The Heels Of Paradigm\u2019s $1.25m Donation To Tornado Cash Co-Founder Roman Storm<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Paradigm will be donating $1.25M to help fund Roman Storm\u2019s legal defense<\/p>\n<p>The prosecution\u2019s case threatens to hold software developers criminally liable for the bad acts of third parties, which would have a chilling effect in crypto and beyond<\/p>\n<p>We must stand with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rstormsf?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">@rstormsf<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OvPHNYeGFD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/OvPHNYeGFD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matt Huang (@matthuang) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/matthuang\/status\/1884358182082163162?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">January 28, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The X post from the Ethereum Foundation regarding the donation to Pertsev was a repost of a Matt Huang post. Matt Huang is a founder of investment firm Paradigm and on January 28, 2025, he wrote;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cParadigm will be donating $1.25M to help fund Roman Storm\u2019s legal defense. The prosecution\u2019s case threatens to hold software developers criminally liable for the bad acts of third parties, which would have a chilling effect in crypto and beyond. We must stand with <a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/rstormsf\/status\/1882100012513186283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">@rstormsf<\/a>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Like Alexey Pertsev, Storm is being prosecuted for his involvement in the Tornado Cash project. The key difference being that Storm is being tried in the USA as opposed to the Netherlands.<\/p>\n<p>He has continuously pleaded his innocence. Storm claims that he is being \u201cprosecuted for writing open-source code that enables private crypto transactions in a completely non-custodial manner.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Storm\u2019s trial is set to begin on April 14, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><b>EXPLORE:\u00a0<\/b><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/new-coinbase-listings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>15 New &amp; Upcoming Coinbase Listings to Watch in 2025<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/discord.gg\/B7Uk6agkqj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener nofollow nofollow nofollow nofollow nofollow nofollow nofollow nofollow nofollow nofollow nofollow nofollow\"><b>Join The 99Bitcoins News Discord Here For The Latest Market Updates<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"nnbtc-key-takeaways\">\n<h3 class=\"nnbtc-key-takeaways__title\">The Ethereum Foundation Donated $1.25m To Help Tornado Cash Developer Alexey Pertsev Fight His Legal Battle<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"nnbtc-key-takeaways__list\">\n            <\/ul>\n<li class=\"nnbtc-key-takeaways__list-item\">\n         EF donated $1.25m to Pertsev for his trial taking place in the Netherlands     <\/li>\n<li class=\"nnbtc-key-takeaways__list-item\">\n         Investment firm Paradigm donated $1.25m to Pertsev\u2019s colleague, Roman Storm, who is on trial in the USA     <\/li>\n<li class=\"nnbtc-key-takeaways__list-item\">\n         Storm and Pertsev both claim to be fighting against a criminalization of privacy     <\/li>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/news\/new-ethereum-foundation-head-aya-miyaguchi-donates-1-25m-to-legal-defense-of-tornado-cash-developer\/\">New Ethereum Foundation Head Aya Miyaguchi Donates $1.25m To Legal Defense Of Tornado Cash Developer<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/\">99Bitcoins<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ethereum Foundation (EF) has announced that it has donated $1.25 million to support the legal defense of Tornado Cash developer Alexey Pertsev. Pertsev is preparing to appeal his money laundering conviction in the Netherlands. It came after investment firm Paradigm\u2019s co-founder, Matt Huang announced a $1.25 million donation in support of Pertsev\u2019s Tornado Cash [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3,4,5],"class_list":["post-15190","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-crypto","tag-doge","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15190","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15190"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15190\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15190"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15190"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15190"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}