The judge has postponed the trial against the Tornado Cash developers until December

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, at a hearing on Friday, a U.S. judge postponed the trial of Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm, originally scheduled for September, to December 2. Prosecutor Thane Rehn stated that the trial is expected to last two weeks.

The core issue in the U.S. Department of Justice's case against Roman Storm is whether he created the software or controlled the service. At Friday's hearing, Waymaker LLP defense attorney Brian Klein argued that Storm no longer controlled Tornado Cash after May 2020—during which time the Department of Justice accused Storm of violating the law by operating Tornado Cash.

Waymaker's Keri Axel added that the user interface of Tornado Cash does not control the transactions users send. The defense repeatedly emphasized that Storm did not control the pools of Tornado Cash, which are immutable, and therefore Storm cannot be held criminally responsible for how people use the mixer.

The judge made no decision on Friday, stating that he would rule on the motions "promptly."