On January 9, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin shared a message stating: “From the start, I’ve supported Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm’s work — both because I believe privacy is important and because I actively use privacy tools, including those he built. Many people assume by default that personal privacy can be violated by the public, and that governments, law enforcement, and intelligence agencies should have access to everyone’s information to ensure security. I firmly reject this idea. In reality, government databases are often hacked, and the data frequently ends up in the hands of hostile foreign actors. I’ve personally used his software to make transactions, and when I buy software for personal use, I don’t want my name on the company’s records. His apps still run smoothly even years after development stopped.”
