Roman Storm’s Conviction Exposes the Limits of CLARITY Act Section 604
Senator Lummis has made Section 604 of the CLARITY Act the centerpiece of her case for developer protection, citing the August 6, 2025 conviction of Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm as the clearest evidence that open-source developers face genuine criminal exposure under current law. The provision would codify a federal safe harbor exempting non-custodial software…