The court found that the exploiters acted in good faith, according to the report, after one of them – identified by Le Monde as Mohammed M – argued that he was an “ethical hacker” who was taking the “endangered funds” so he could return them to the protocol later. The report said he’d hoped to get a bonus of 10% of the total sum taken from the company.
DOJ Disputes Roman Storm’s Characterization of Tornado Cash Operations in New Filing
The DOJ charged Storm, alongside fellow developer Roman Semenov, with conspiring to commit money laundering, conspiring to operate an unlicensed...