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Sterlingov Appeal: The Criminalization of Privacy

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By Anna Baydakova
| The Rage.co
Roman Sterlingov was arrested in April 2021 at Los Angeles International Airport and indicted almost a year later, in July 2022, for running the early custodial bitcoin mixer, Bitcoin Fog. According to the government, the mixer processed close to $336 million in bitcoin, including $78 million related to darknet markets like Silk Road, Agora, AlphaBay and Evolution.
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No Acquittal For Storm Today

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By Anna Baydakova
| The Rage.co
The New York Southern District Court has yet to decide whether Roman Storm, one of the founders of Ethereum privacy tool Tornado Cash, deserves acquittal. Judge Katherine Polk Failla heard the arguments today but still has to make her decision – and respond to the government’s motion for a retrial.
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William Hill Sentenced To Four Years In Prison

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By Anna Baydakova
| The Rage.co
Samourai Wallet developer William Lonergan Hill has been sentenced to 48 months in prison, 3 years on probation and a $250,000 fine in a New York courthouse this afternoon. Earlier this month, his co-founder Keonne Rodriguezwas sentenced to five years behind bars and the same fine. Prosecutors’ had requested the maximum possible sentence for Hill as well, but the judge took into consideration Hill’s recently diagnosed autism. Hill must self-surrender to start his prison time on Jan. 2, 2026.
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