Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has publicly supported Roman Storm, a Tornado Cash developer convicted for unlicensed money transmitting, underscoring privacy software as a vital societal protection. Tornado Cash, a crypto mixer sanctioned due to illicit use, has been tied to laundering billions of dollars through various hacks and thefts. Buterin argues privacy safeguards are essential against exploitation and cautions against government and corporate surveillance risks.

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