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Federico Carrone, an Ethereum core developer, pledged $500,000 to the Tornado Cash co-founder\u2019s legal fund after being detained in Turkey over alleged links to a privacy protocol.<\/p>\n
Ethereum core developer Federico Carrone said that he would contribute $500,000 to Roman Storm\u2019s legal fund amid the Tornado Cash co-founder facing a potential retrial in New York.<\/p>\n
In a Monday X post, Carrone said<\/a> his experience in Turkey led to the decision to increase his donation to Storm from $50,000 to $500,000. The developer reported that he had been detained by Turkish authorities for about 24 hours over alleged links to an Ethereum privacy protocol.<\/p>\n \u201c[A]fter what happ<\/a>ened to me, I need to take a clear position,\u201d said Carrone, adding: \u201cI understand that the [Ethereum Foundation] will be matching donations up to another $500K for Roman Storm\u2019s defense, which means our contribution can have double the impact. Our team is currently moving money to execute the transaction.\u201d<\/p>\n Read more<\/p>\n<\/p>\n If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. Follow us on\u00a0Google News<\/a><\/span>\u00a0too, click on the star and choose us from your favorites.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n If you want to read more News<\/a> articles, you can visit our General category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n