Coin Center: The Trump administration did not fulfill the promise not to prosecute developers of encrypted privacy software

Odaily Planet Daily reports that Coin Center Executive Director Peter Van Valkenburgh stated that the Trump administration has not fulfilled its promise not to prosecute developers of cryptocurrency privacy software. There is a clear contradiction between actual enforcement and policy statements, putting developers at risk of uncertain legal consequences. Currently, the U.S. Department of Justice has filed lawsuits against several developers of privacy tools and even imposed sentences, including cases involving tools related to Bitcoin and Ethereum. Among them, Ethereum developer Roman Storm has been partially convicted, and prosecutors are attempting to revive the remaining charges. Coin Center warns that in the absence of “binding legal clarity,” the act of developing privacy tools may still be held accountable due to user purposes (such as money laundering), exacerbating compliance uncertainties in the industry. (Decrypt)