Golden Finance reported that Federico Carrone, the core developer of Ethereum (X platform nickname "Fede's Intern"), confirmed that he was released after being detained for 24 hours in Türkiye on suspicion of being related to an Ethereum privacy agreement.
I have finally come out, safe and free. The situation seemed very bad for a short period of time, but with the help of many people, I was able to be released, "Carrone said in a post on X platform on Monday.
According to Carrone, Türkiye's Interior Minister accused him of "helping others abuse Ethereum" and said that he was suspected of being related to a privacy agreement. Carrone stated that he believes this matter is related to a research paper he published in January 2022, which evaluated user privacy on Ethereum and Tornado Cash.
We have never helped anyone engage in illegal activities, this is purely a study of coin mixers and their characteristics, "Carrone said.
