just saw Eleanor Terrett asking Storm's defense team about that Bitcoin conference statement from the Acting AG, and honestly the response is pretty bleak. Keri Curtis Axel basically said there's zero hope there - the Justice Department keeps claiming they're 'changing the game' on developer prosecution but then goes right back to pursuing Roman Storm's case anyway. like what's the point of those statements if they don't actually mean anything?

Eleanor Terrett was pushing the question of whether Blanche's remarks could actually help Storm's situation, but the lawyer shot that down hard. Axel also called out the AG's claim that this could get escalated to higher levels - apparently that's not how it's working in practice. the whole thing feels like empty rhetoric while the prosecution just keeps rolling forward.

it's wild how Eleanor Terrett and other journalists keep trying to find angles in these official statements, but the legal team's perspective is basically 'don't hold your breath.' the government saying developers won't be prosecuted if they're not assisting crimes sounds good until you realize they're still prosecuting Storm anyway. make it make sense