"Code itself is not a crime": The U.S. Department of Justice clarifies its position after the Tornado Cash case. The U.S. Department of Justice has clarified that it will no longer hold developers liable for the unintended misuse of decentralized protocols, following the conviction of Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm on a money transmission charge. The Department of Justice signaled a shift in approach when a senior official stated that prosecutors would not pursue similar cases in the future, weeks after Storm's conviction. At the U.S. Innovation Project (AIP) summit held in Jackson, Wyoming, Acting Assistant Attorney General Matthew Galeotti stated that software developers should not be held criminally responsible for the actions of users who misuse their code. Galeotti's comments came in response to industry concerns about excessive prosecution of developers of decentralized tools. Concerns about developer liability have long been held by encryption advocacy organizations, which argue that holding developers accountable for third-party misuse of open-source protocols threatens innovation. Amanda Tuminelli, Executive Director of the DeFi Education Fund, welcomed the comments from the Department of Justice, stating that the announcement aligns with the #Gate Alpha晒单挑战 #Gate上线Ondo专区现货交易 #非农就业数据来袭 .