Judge Issues Allen Charge as Jury Deadlocks in High-Stakes Storm/Tornado Cash Crypto Trial
The federal trial of Roman Storm, co-founder of the crypto mixing protocol Tornado Cash, entered a tense new phase this week as the jury reported continued deadlock after four days of deliberation. In a dramatic courtroom move, Judge Katherine Polk Failla delivered an Allen charge commonly called a “dynamite charge” urging jurors to reconsider their…