龙卷风现金困境：对创造力的抑制性影响

关于 Tornado Cash 加密货币混合器的持续法律纠纷让区块链行业保持警惕，因为开发人员考虑了令人不安的后果

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.

围绕 Tornado Cash 加密货币混合器的持续法律事件让区块链行业处于紧张状态，因为开发人员正在考虑让程序员对其他人使用其软件负责的令人不安的影响。

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 岁的俄罗斯开发商 Alexey Pertsev，他于 5 月份被判犯有与 Tornado Cash 相关的洗钱罪。

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

佩尔采夫的发言人透露，荷兰斯海尔托亨博斯上诉法院已决定他必须继续被拘留。

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.

佩尔采夫的律师曾请求将其当事人软禁释放，以便他能够充分准备上诉，但荷兰法院现已驳回该请求，并决定继续拘留他。

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Tornado Cash dev Alexey Pertsev denied bail in money laundering case

Tornado Cash 开发者 Alexey Pertsev 在洗钱案中被拒绝保释

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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.

佩尔采夫的辩护律师朱迪思·德波尔表示：“在涉及如此基本法律问题的案件中，这种审前监禁是不恰当的。”她的当事人面临着指控，这些指控旨在检验软件提供商何时可以对第三方使用负责。

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.

据他的辩护律师 Keith Cheng 和 Judith de Boer 称，Pertsev 不会有潜逃风险，并且需要使用计算机和互联网才能为上诉审判做好准备。

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.

程此前曾表示，拘留佩尔采夫违反了《欧洲人权公约》，该公约规定每个人都有权获得公平的听证会。

Chilling Effect on Innovation

对创新的寒蝉效应

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.

这个案子不再完全与佩尔采夫有关。整个科技界都对龙卷风现金的情况感到担忧。开源代码开发人员感到害怕。他们相信，如果他们因其他人使用其软件所做的事情而面临法律诉讼，人们将不再对创建创新的新工具感兴趣。

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.

随着这一情况的展开，这就引出了一个问题：如果程序员对自己的工作落入坏人之手可能产生的结果更加谨慎，这种法律风险是否会抑制未来的创新。

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.

开发人员尤其担心在构建数字隐私措施时对滥用其软件的人的犯罪行为负责。

Examining Crypto's Future

审视加密货币的未来

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).

佩尔采夫上诉的结果将对整个比特币市场产生广泛影响。这不仅关系到一个开发者的未来，还关系到开源方法继续推动去中心化金融（DeFi）领域技术创新的能力。

“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.

法律顾问强调说：“这个特殊案例审查了软件创建者是否可能对第三方使用承担刑事责任”，并强调了正在审查的法律问题的核心相关性。

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.

由于 Pertsev 的联合程序员 Roman Storm 也因相关指控在美国面临审判，区块链行业正准备迎接一项可能具有历史意义的判决，该判决可能会重新定义开发者的责任。专家警告说，后果可能远远超出龙卷风现金的故事。

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.

随着法律斗争的激烈进行，加密领域开源创新的未来悬而未决，这让该行业紧张地等待着可能决定其未来发展方向的裁决。

Featured image from MaxPixel, chart from TradingView

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