On August 12, according to The Block, an Argentine blockchain developer "Fede's intern" was briefly detained by police when entering Turkey and has since been released and returned to Europe. He stated that the incident originated from a case brought by the Turkish Minister of Interior, accusing him of assisting others in misusing Ethereum, allegedly related to a certain privacy protocol.
The developer claimed that his trip was aimed at advancing DeFi projects and wine export cooperation. He emphasized that the team's previous research on Tornado Cash only involved de-anonymization analysis and never participated in illegal activities.
Fede's intern stated that he decided to donate $500,000 to the legal defense of Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm.
