[Vitalik Buterin Voices Support for Tornado Cash Co-Founder Roman Storm]
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin expressed his support for Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm in a letter, stating that he has supported Roman Storm's work from the very beginning due to his strong belief in the importance of privacy and his active use of privacy tools, including those developed by Roman Storm. Vitalik Buterin opposes the idea that governments, police, and intelligence agencies should have access to everyone's information to ensure security, pointing out that government databases are frequently hacked and information is often obtained by hostile foreign forces. He mentioned that he has used Roman Storm's software to complete transactions, avoid having his name recorded in corporate databases when purchasing software for personal use, and noted that these applications continue to function properly even years after development has ceased.