Tornado Cash founder Roman Storm questions DOJ logic, says Google and OpenAI should also bear responsibility

Odaily Planet Daily News Tornado Cash founder Roman Storm said that if the logic of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in its case against him holds, tech companies Google and OpenAI should also bear responsibility for North Korean hackers abusing their products. Those involved have used ChatGPT to write code and Google Gemini for forgery and image manipulation.

Roman Storm was convicted in August 2025 of conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money-transmitting business. He pointed out that the Tornado Cash case could set a legal precedent in which software developers are punished for users' criminal acts, and emphasized that criminals should be held accountable, not tool developers.

The CLARITY Act for Digital Asset Markets is intended to provide protections for software developers by distinguishing developer liability from the possibility that a protocol could be used for illegal activities. However, although a final motion for consideration of the bill has been scheduled for a vote, its current chances of passage remain low. (Bitcoin News)