Research area

Peter Van Valkenburgh

The Criminalization of Privacy and Bitcoin’s Legal Future

Peter Van Valkenburgh 16 Aug 2025

The Criminalization of Privacy and Bitcoin’s Legal Future

The August 07, 2025 episode of Bitcoin Magazine podcast features Peter Van Valkenburgh analyzing the Tornado Cash guilty verdict against Roman Storm. He explains how the court’s expansive definition of money transmission contradicts FinCEN’s 2019 guidance and undermines due process.

Read the analysis