Tornado Cash developer Alexey Pertsev will be released from prison on Friday, ending his pretrial detention ahead of his attempt to appeal his conviction last year on money laundering charges.
The Netherlands resident, who has been in detention since 2022, is in the process of appealing his conviction on money laundering charges in connection with his work on developing Tornado Cash, a coin-mixing service used to mask the flow of Ethereum transactions. A Dutch court handed down a 64-month prison sentence to Pertsev in May 2024.
Judith de Boer, Pertsev’s appeals lawyer, confirmed to Decrypt that Pertsev's release is imminent.
Dear Friends, on Friday 7 February at 10 am I will be free! It is not real freedom, but it is better than prison. Today, a Dutch court suspended my pretrial detention under the condition of electronic monitoring. This will give me a chance to work on my appeal and fight for…
— Alexey Pertsev (@alex_pertsev) February 6, 2025
“With his release, we can now fully engage in his defense and prepare for the appeal under more equ...
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