Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm's criminal trial postponed to April 2025

ChainCatcher news, according to Coindesk, a judge in New York has ruled that the criminal trial of Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm will be postponed until April 2025 to resolve discrepancies regarding expert witness disclosures. The original trial date was set for this December.

Storm's legal team has filed a motion with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit to overturn the order regarding expert witnesses, with a hearing scheduled for November 12.

Storm faces three charges of alleged money laundering, unlicensed money transmission, and sanctions violations, which could result in a maximum sentence of 45 years in prison if convicted.