PANews reported on February 8 that according to Bitcoin.com, after spending nine months in a Dutch prison, Alexey Pertsev, one of the developers of Tornado Cash, was temporarily released on Friday, but he still faces a 64-month (5 years and 4 months) sentence. In a recent positive turn of events, the court released Alexey Pertsev and placed him under house arrest and electronic monitoring until his trial date. Pertsev posted on the X platform: "Freedom is priceless. My house arrest was only possible through the efforts of my lawyers, who were paid for with your donations. My struggle is not over yet, and I still need everyone's help for the final victory and confidence."

Earlier yesterday , Tornado Cash developer Alexey Pertsev was granted conditional release to pursue an appeal.