Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin completely ignored a question asking if he cared about the prospect of spot ETH exchange-traded funds (ETF) being The crypto figurehead said that “The Alexei thing is definitely really unfortunate,” Buterin said at Dutch court ruled that the developer was guilty of money laundering due to the use of the software he coded. And that must be particularly worrying for Roman Storm, the Tornado Cash co-founder whoTornado Cash and other crypto coin mixers obscure where money is being sent. Privacy advocates emphasize that they have importance for everyday people, but we’ve seen substantial regulatory scrutiny towards their use for As a result, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) “It’s definitely really, really sad, and I hope that with Roman’s trial in the U.S. we get some positive clarity on that.” Buterin said, before applauding ongoing efforts to maintain privacy in the industry.“Privacy is important,” he said. “I think the ecosystem’s willingness to rally around things like Previously, Buterin “I’m really supportive of people working on those things,” Buterin explained. “I hope that things go in a good direction within the ecosystem. And you know, I also hope that governments see the value of this.”Edited by Andrew Hayward
