PANews reported on August 22nd, according to Decrypt , that the US Department of Justice ( DOJ ) announced that it will no longer prosecute developers of truly decentralized and non-custodial software under Section 1960(b)(1)(C) . The policy was announced by Matthew Galeotti , Acting Chief of the DOJ's Criminal Division, at an industry summit in Wyoming , but emphasized that other charges could still apply if criminal intent was established. Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm was previously convicted of this offense and faces up to five years in prison.