On June 16, according to Protos, U.S. prosecutors filed a motion to prevent expert witnesses for Tornado Cash founder Roman Storm from testifying, claiming they are "Trojan horses" that would waste jury time and confuse jurors' understanding of privacy, token economics, and KYC. This means Roman Storm's defense team needs more time to respond to numerous documents attempting to eliminate eight defense arguments, with prosecutors even opposing a two-day extension.
Additionally, it was reported that the U.S. Department of Justice withdrew the "unlicensed money transmission" charges against Roman Storm and no longer refers to Tornado Cash as a "financial institution," while maintaining money laundering charges. Roman Storm's trial is expected to begin on July 14 in New York, with Vitalik and the Ethereum Foundation expressing their support for him.
