BlockBeats report, on August 27, Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm published a post questioning the U.S. government’s handling of his case, citing public court documents that reveal blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis operated the Tornado Cash Relayer in 2022 and earned fees from transactions processed through that Relayer. Storm stated that his attorneys previously subpoenaed Chainalysis personnel, but Chainalysis filed a motion to quash the subpoena, which the U.S. government supported; court records also show that a Chainalysis witness planned to invoke the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution to refuse testimony.
Storm questions how Chainalysis, a government blockchain tracking partner, could have actually operated the Tornado Cash infrastructure and collected fees, while facing ongoing criminal prosecution for its involvement in developing Tornado Cash. Storm also noted that its retrial has been postponed by the court to April 26, 2027, and its motion for acquittal remains pending a ruling.