Developers of Tornado Cash, including Roman Storm and Roman Semenov, have been arrested on charges of money laundering and sanctions violations. They're accused of facilitating the concealment of over $1 billion through their platform.
Russian dev Alexey Pertsev will stay in jail until his hearing scheduled for April 21. This is the third that his lawyers’ request for bail was dismissed. His first appeal was rejected in August, the second – in November. The Dutch court clings to such a heavy-handed approach due to Pertsev's alleged ties with the FSB and the North Korean hackers Lazarus Group. This crime is rated as more severe than just tax evasion.