DOJ Presses Roman Storm Case as FinCEN Drops Mixer Proposal
Federal prosecutors in New York filed a new response in Roman Storm’s case and used a recent Bitcoin Fog appeals ruling to support their venue argument. Storm said the case has lasted 1,139 days, and a retrial is scheduled for April 26, 2027 while his acquittal motion remains pending. FinCEN separately dropped a proposed mixer crackdown, leaving the case set against a changing regulatory backdrop.
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People following Tornado Cash and other crypto privacy tools see that the case is still active in New York, and Storm is still contesting it while prosecutors keep filing responses. The immediate practical effect is on the defendant and the court process, because the venue fight remains live and a retrial date is already set for April 26, 2027.
What changes in practice is that prosecutors are relying on a Bitcoin Fog appeals ruling to support their venue position, while FinCEN’s withdrawal from a proposed mixer crackdown removes one separate enforcement proposal from the picture. What does not change is that Storm’s acquittal motion is still pending and the case in New York is still moving ahead.
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