Tornado Cash dev Alexey Pertsev denied bail appeal money laundering conviction

Dutch Court of Appeal ruled that Tornado Cash developer Alexey Pertsev will remain in detention while he prepares his appeal against his money laundering conviction. The court on Friday rejected his request for release, and his lawyers, Keith Cheng and Judith de Boer, argued he is not a flight risk and needs computer and internet access to prepare. Cheng said the prison denied his request for digital facilities because it conflicts with prison safety policy. Pertsev was sentenced on May 14 to 64 months for laundering $2.2 billion in stolen and hacked crypto through the platform.