Law & Policy

Paradigm filed an amicus brief last week in United States v. Storm, advocating for jury instructions that will hold the government to its burden of proof on the mens rea needed to convict Roman Storm for money transmission violations under 18 U.S.C. § 1960.  The case goes to trial on July 14 and will have a lasting impact on crypto and software development more generally.  More on the state of play and why it matters here:

Paradigm filed an amicus brief last week in United States v. Storm, advocating for jury instructions that will hold the government to its burden of proof on the mens rea needed to convict Roman Storm for money transmission violations under 18 U.S.C. § 1960.  The case goes to trial on July 14 and will have a lasting impact on crypto and software development more generally.  More on the state of play and why it matters here: https://www.paradigm.xyz/2025/06/paradigm-files-amicus-brief-supporting-roman-storm

Great work. I wish amicus hadn't been denied in the Samourai case and remain hopeful that the Roman Storm case is dismissed before reaching a jury, but this work is extremely valuable in making sure if it does reach a jury, they are properly instructed on the law. Thank you for your efforts!