龍捲風現金困境：對創造力的抑制性影響

關於 Tornado Cash 加密貨幣混合器的持續法律糾紛讓區塊鏈產業保持警惕，因為開發人員考慮了令人不安的後果

The continuous legal saga surrounding the Tornado Cash cryptocurrency mixer has the blockchain industry on edge as developers contemplate the unsettling implications of holding coders liable for others' use of their software.

圍繞 Tornado Cash 加密貨幣混合器的持續法律事件讓區塊鏈行業處於緊張狀態，因為開發人員正在考慮讓程式設計師對其他人使用其軟體負責的令人不安的影響。

At the heart of the matter is Alexey Pertsev, the 31-year-old Russian developer who was found guilty in May of money laundering connected to Tornado Cash.

此事的核心是 31 歲的俄羅斯開發商 Alexey Pertsev，他於 5 月被判犯有與 Tornado Cash 相關的洗錢罪。

A spokesperson for Pertsev disclosed that the Dutch Court of Appeal of ’s-Hertogenbosch has decided that he must remain in custody.

佩爾采夫的發言人透露，荷蘭斯海爾托亨博斯上訴法院已決定他必須繼續被拘留。

Pertsev's lawyers had filed a request for their client to be released under house arrest to allow him to adequately prepare his appeal, but a Dutch court has now denied that request and decided to keep him under custody.

佩爾采夫的律師曾請求將其當事人軟禁釋放，以便他能夠充分準備上訴，但荷蘭法院現已駁回該請求，並決定繼續拘留他。

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Tornado Cash dev Alexey Pertsev denied bail in money laundering case

Tornado Cash 開發者 Alexey Pertsev 在洗錢案中被拒絕保釋

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“This pre-trial imprisonment is improper in a case involving such basic legal questions,” said Pertsev’s defense lawyer Judith de Boer, as her client faces charges that are set to test when a software provider can be held responsible for third-party usage.

佩爾采夫的辯護律師朱迪思·德波爾表示：「在涉及如此基本法律問題的案件中，這種審前監禁是不恰當的。」她的當事人面臨著指控，這些指控旨在檢驗軟體提供商何時可以對第三方使用負責。

According to his defense lawyers Keith Cheng and Judith de Boer, Pertsev would not be a flight risk and requires access to a computer and the internet in order to be ready for his appeal trial.

據他的辯護律師 Keith Cheng 和 Judith de Boer 稱，Pertsev 不會有潛逃風險，並且需要使用電腦和網路才能為上訴審判做好準備。

Cheng has previously stated that holding Pertsev in custody goes against the European Convention on Human Rights, which states that everyone has the right to a fair hearing.

程先前曾表示，拘留佩爾采夫違反了《歐洲人權公約》，該公約規定每個人都有權獲得公平的聽證會。

Chilling Effect on Innovation

對創新的寒蟬效應

This case is no longer entirely about Pertsev. The tech community as a whole is concerned about this Tornado Cash situation. Open-source code developers are afraid. It is their belief that if they face legal action for what other people do with their software, people would no longer be interested in creating innovative new tools.

這個案子不再完全與佩爾采夫有關。整個科技界都對龍捲風現金的情況感到擔憂。開源程式碼開發人員感到害怕。他們相信，如果他們因其他人使用其軟體所做的事情而面臨法律訴訟，人們將不再對創建創新的新工具感興趣。

As this unfolds, it begs the question of whether such legal risks can inhibit future innovation if programmers grow more cautious of the possible results of their work ending in the wrong hands.

隨著這種情況的展開，這就引出了一個問題：如果程式設計師對自己的工作落入壞人之手可能產生的結果更加謹慎，這種法律風險是否會抑制未來的創新。

Developers are especially worried about being held accountable for the crimes of people who abuse their software when it comes to building digital privacy measures.

開發人員尤其擔心在建立數位隱私措施時對濫用其軟體的人的犯罪行為負責。

Examining Crypto's Future

審視加密貨幣的未來

The outcome of Pertsev’s appeal will have broad implications for the entire Bitcoin market. At stake is not only the future of one developer but the very capacity of the open-source approach to continue driving technological innovations in the realm of decentralized finance (DeFi).

佩爾采夫上訴的結果將對整個比特幣市場產生廣泛影響。這不僅關係到一個開發者的未來，也關係到開源方法繼續推動去中心化金融（DeFi）領域技術創新的能力。

“This exceptional case examines whether a software creator might be criminally accountable for third-party usage,” the legal counsels underlined, stressing the central relevance of the legal issues under examination.

法律顧問強調說：“這個特殊案例審查了軟體創建者是否可能對第三方使用承擔刑事責任”，並強調了正在審查的法律問題的核心相關性。

As Roman Storm, Pertsev's co-programmer, also faces trial in the US on related charges, the blockchain sector braces for a potentially historic verdict that could redefine developer responsibility. Experts caution that the consequences may extend far beyond the story of Tornado Cash.

由於 Pertsev 的聯合程式設計師 Roman Storm 也因相關指控在美國面臨審判，區塊鏈產業正準備迎接一項可能具有歷史意義的判決，該判決可能會重新定義開發者的責任。專家警告說，後果可能遠遠超出龍捲風現金的故事。

The future of open-source innovation in the crypto realm hangs in the balance as the legal battle rages on, leaving the industry to nervously await a verdict that may define its course ahead.

隨著法律鬥爭的激烈進行，加密領域開源創新的未來懸而未決，這讓該行業緊張地等待著可能決定其未來發展方向的裁決。

Featured image from MaxPixel, chart from TradingView

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