Privacy is normal, and writing code is not a crime.

The @ethereumfndn will be matching up to another $500K in donations to the legal defense of Roman Storm. Privacy is normal, and writing code is not a crime. The community can contribute to @rstormsf's legal defense here:

We are grateful the jury did not convict Roman for violating sanctions or laundering money. We will not stop fighting for Roman and expect him to be fully vindicated.

Tomorrow, 12 jurors will decide whether writing open source code is a crime. This case is about Roman's future and it is also about whether developers can be held criminally liable for immutable smart contracts they can't control. The precedent here is terrifying. If Roman is convicted for writing immutable code then every developer contributing to privacy tech, MEV protection, any DeFi protocol, or even blockchain protocols could face prosecution. We already won against OFAC -- the Fifth Circuit appeals court ruled these contracts aren't sanctionable property. Now we need the jury to understand that you can't control what you can't change. This is the most important case in crypto. Not just for tornado cash, but because it decides whether America remains a place where we can build permissionless, privacy-preserving technology. Code is speech. Privacy is a right. Tomorrow, we find out if the SDNY jury agrees. Free @rstormsf !!!

10 years ago, Ethereum showed us a glimpse of what was possible. The next 10 years will be nothing like the first - because of privacy. Private data on-chain unlocks identity, credentials, real-world assets and allows blockchain to be a bridge between our online and offline spaces. The first 10 years were groundbreaking but we're only just getting started. Happy birthday.

10 years of Ethereum.

0/ Ethereum turns 10 today! 🎉 There’s so much to celebrate—but for me, it’s about the becoming of something improbable. When it was born, I still remember a dev at my old job shrugging it off: “just another s***coin.” Back then, it felt like a wild dream—and yes, it hit some big bumps early on. 10 years later? Safe to say he was very wrong.

Ethereum is turning 10. Some will use this moment to look back. But I want to invite us to look forward. To the next 10+ years.

To celebrate @ethereum's 10 year anniversary, we are bearing the torch in honour of Roman and Alexey who represent the importance of privacy and developer freedom.

0/ The Ethereum Torch is now lit. The Torch is an NFT honoring the people and values that have shaped Ethereum’s first decade and will help build its future. It will be symbolically passed from wallet to wallet in the 10 days leading up to Ethereum’s 10 year anniversary.