Roman Storm's Tornado Cash Retrial Pushed Back to 2027
The retrial has been postponed by Judge Katherine Polk Failla due to Storm's outstanding acquittal motion and his accompanying request to delay proceedings.
A federal judge has pushed back the retrial date for Roman Storm, co-founder and developer of Tornado Cash, moving it from Oct. 26, 2026, to April 26, 2027, while considering his request for acquittal.
In a Tuesday court order, US District Judge Katherine Polk Failla announced the retrial would be delayed "in light of" Storm's outstanding motion for acquittal and his corresponding continuance request.
On Aug. 3, Storm's legal team filed a request for the postponement, stating they would require a minimum of 90 days following the court's decision on the acquittal motion to adequately prepare for a new trial. The filing indicates that prosecutors objected to the proposed adjournment.
Earlier in March, federal prosecutors petitioned the court to set an October retrial date for two charges following the jury's inability to reach unanimous decisions on either count. The charges in question were conspiracy to commit money laundering and conspiracy to violate US sanctions.
In August 2025, a Manhattan jury found Storm guilty of conspiring to operate an unlicensed money-transmitting business, a crime that carries a maximum sentence of up to five years in prison. Following this conviction, Storm filed a motion asking the court to acquit him on all three charges, contending that prosecutors did not adequately prove he had the intent to assist criminals in misusing Tornado Cash.
"My acquittal motion is still sitting there, undecided. I honestly don't know when this ends."
Roman Storm on X