Roman Storm, one of the founders of the cryptocurrency mixer Tornado Cash, has motioned to have all three charges against him dismissed. He argues that he did not conspire to launder funds and that Tornado Cash was developed and made publicly available before it was used by sanctioned entities.

Storm's legal team contends that Tornado Cash did not charge fees for transmitting funds and users maintained control over their cryptocurrency. They argue that Storm aimed to create software solutions to enhance financial privacy for law-abiding cryptocurrency users.

Despite his plea of not guilty and release on bond, Storm faces restrictions on travel amid a broader crackdown by the US government on crypto-mixing services. Meanwhile, the crypto community sees value in mixers for enhancing privacy and confidentiality in legitimate transactions.

Additionally, there were considerations within the Arbitrum DAO to support Storm's legal expenses, but the proposal has since been removed with unclear reasons.