Opinion: In the case law, Uniswap has been recognized as "neutral infrastructure," while Tornado has been deemed to "facilitate illegal financial activities."

BlockBeats News, March 10th – Cryptocurrency journalist Eleanor Terrett revealed that, in a review of Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm's trial, the judge in the lawsuit against Uniswap appeared to be more sympathetic to the developers behind it, while being stricter towards Tornado Cash's developers. The related materials indicate that the judge believed holding software developers responsible for misuse by third parties would be illogical, considering Uniswap as "neutral infrastructure," while Tornado Cash was seen as having "engaged in illegal financial activities." This stance suggests that U.S. courts may consider in the future, when determining DeFi infrastructure liability, whether developers merely provide neutral tools.

Earlier today, it was reported that the U.S. Department of Justice requested a retrial of Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm regarding two non-unanimous jury decisions in the first trial: money laundering and sanctions violations. Prosecutors proposed setting the retrial date for early October, despite Storm's motion to overturn his unlicensed money transmitting charge still being under consideration according to Rule 29.