OK - now in US v. Roman Storm, Judge ruling on limiting instruction, inviting a filing tonight. Inner City Press put out book about the case Crypto Tornado & will live tweet, thread below

Judge Failla: On Agent George, I think it's going to be fertile, including for cross examination. But I'm going to let him testify to this. We're going to have to give the jurors [still not in this morning] more time

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AUSA: Mr. Werlau, let's look at GX 3005-37. On transactions between Sept 2020 and August 2022, what percentage of users used the UI or the CLI when interacting with Tornado Cash Werlau: UI was 96.2%. CLI, 2.8%. Unknown, 1%

AUSA: Did you identify patterns with respect to the Ronin hack? Werlau: They shifted from UI to CLI - the behavior shifted. AUSA: What changed? Werlau: Sanctions were announced on the Ronin wallet

Cross examination Storm's lawyer Klein: Does the Eth get deposited in the UI? Werlau: It does not. Klein: And to withdraw it, they need the secret node, correct? Werlau: Correct. Klein: The pools became immutable? Werlau: Yes. I don't know the date when.

Klein: I'll say it was May 2020. The founders couldn't change the pools, and a DAO vote could not change the pools, right? Werlau: I don't know that. Klein: But you spent time researching this? Werlau: I did.

Storm's lawyer Klein: Ethereum is the number two protocol? Werlau: I would not surprise me Judge: I'll allow it, but I don't want you testifying. Klein: Ethereum is well respected? Werlau: I'd say so. I use it.

Storm's lawyer Klein: One reason you would make the pools immutable would be to make them safe from hacks, right? Werlau: I take issue with the word safe. It reduces the surface that can be hacked. It reduces one way it could be hacked.

Storm's lawyer Klein: You use services that don't require personal information, don't you - Signal? AUSA: Objection. Judge: I'll allow it. Werlau: Yes I use that. I don't remember what's required to sign up.

Klein: You know Tornado Cash had geoblocking of countries under sanctions? Werlau: I didn't study that Storm's lawyer Klein: You have an ENS site, don't you? Werlau: I do Klein: And from it I can tell you donated Eth to Ukraine- AUSA: Objection! Judge: Sustained

Storm's lawyer Klein: One design choice the founders of Tornado Cash made was to not collect people's personal data, correct? Werlau: Not that I'm aware of. Klein: No further questions. Judge: Re-direct? AUSA Rehm: None.

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[After jury out] Judge: How long is Agent George? We're not resting tomorrow, are we? AUSA: Well... Judge: Wow. I have a delicate proceeding at 4. So you'll rest tomorrow morning. Is the Chainalysis hearing still needed? Klein: We have a phone call.

Another Storm lawyer: Mr. Mirbaba never communicated with Tornado Cash, or even the detective his friend hired. So it's all hearsay. AUSA: He was the victim of fraud - Judge: Like Ms. Lin? Or a hack like Ronin bridge? AUSA: Hack. It went to Tornado Judge: He's in

Storm's other lawyer: We may be missing a piece of Mr. Mirbaba's 3500 material, Bates Stamp 025 AUSA: We'll look into it immediately

They're back. Judge: Government, call your next witness. Moz Mirbaba. AUSA: Where do you live: Mirbaba: Denver. AUSA: What do you work in? Mirbaba: Insurance. AUSA: Did you invest in Uranium Finance? Mirbaba: Yes. AUSA: How much? Mirbaba: $100,000

Mirbaba: After 7 days it was all stolen. AUSA: Where did it go? Storm's lawyer: Objection! Judge: I'll issue a limiting instruction. AUSA: I can withdraw the question. Did you speak with law enforcement? Mirbaba: Yes. AUSA: No further questions. [Mirbaba confused

No cross, no re-direct. Judge: Thank you for coming. [Mirbaba still looks confused: he never got to say "Tornado Cash."' Judge: Next US witness. Special Agent Stephan George AUSA: How far'd you get in school? George: Master in accounting

AUSA: Did you review Tornado Cash? IRS-CI Special Agent George: Movements out of Crypto dot com. I reviewed blockchain information. AUSA: Did you review transaction records related to Binance? Agent George: I did.

Judge: I'll allow his chart as a demonstrative, but not as a formal exhibit. Proceed. Agent George: I found these deposits tracked to a smart contract associated with Tornado Cash

Agent George: I traced $533,000 in USDT leaving the Binance account ending in 0eef, it was converted on August 9 AUSA: This dark box here? George: Correct. AUSA: An abbreviation of a longer address? George: Yes. Then it was sent to 3 addresses

AUSA: This document, who was in the conversation? Agent George: The three founders: Pertsev, Storm and Semenov. Storm wrote, Basically I overloaded 8 million yesterday. AUSA: And this? George: Storm wrote, I sent you guys 2.6 million each.

AUSA: What does this tell you? Agent George: That Roman Storm has control over that Binance account. And you can conclude that Mr. Storm also had access to 2.6 million.

AUSA: Read this one, from Roman Storm Agent George: Give her a task... to fucking open various offshores... and to buy real estate AUSA: And this? George: Semenov writes, I will send some TORN later, to avoid getting busted

AUSA: And what is this? George: More about the Binance account. AUSA: I offer it. Storm's lawyer: Objection! Judge: Overruled. It may be shown to the jury.

They've back AUSA: What did you trace next? Agent George: The funds that left Crypto dot com. I used LIFO - last in, first out. Like in a cookie jar. In the transaction, 149,000 units of USDT left Crypto dot com AUSA: Next? George: Address A to Address B 1 - 60K

AUSA: What's this: Agent George: An email from Ms. Lin to hello at tornado cash.. I am aware she was a witness in this trial. [NOTE: Prosecutors are directing this at the ground on which Storm's lawyers said they were considering moving for a mistrial]

Judge: This is a limiting instruction: you may not consider Ms. Lin's letter for the truth of what is asserted in it AUSA: No further questions. Judge: Cross? Storm's lawyer Axel: Did your previous expert disclosures say you were looking into Ms. Lin? No.

Storm's lawyer Axel: Did you see a tweet that the prosecutors sent you? Agent George: I saw a link to X in an email but I didn't click on it. Judge: So move on [Seem it was a retweet, about witness DeCapua's testimony

[Whatever tweet was emailed by the prosecutors, Judge Failla has ruled it is not coming in] Storm's lawyer Axel: If you have an intervening transaction after a hack- Agent George: If 10 USDT came in, and 3 went out, I would consider the 7 in the next

Judge Failla: We're coming to the end of our day, counsel Storm's lawyer Axel: You only looked at some of these transactions, right? Agent George: Right.

Judge: US may rest tomorrow. Adjourned If like & can, support extras As more have asked, wallet : ) matthewleeicp.eth 0x83374a5ab3411d95b77aCb657918bb6478894453 Book:

Note: After jury left AUSA: We may rest our case before lunch tomorrow. Judge: Defense witnesses? Storm's lawyer Klein: Two or three doctors; a witness we want immunity for, maybe a Chainalysis witness. Judge: Charge conference Tuesday? I must run.