Will DeFi software developers really have legal protections in the U.S? U.S. government agencies are eliciting conflicting views on crypto mixers and DeFi software developers. The above rift has become evident in the latest push by the Department of Justice (DoJ) to retry the Tornado Cash founder, Roman Storm. In a letter sent to the Southern District of New York’s (SDNY) Judge Katherine Polk Failla, the DoJ requested the retrial to begin in October 2026. Source: Court Listener However, the DeFi