Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm’s retrial pushed back to April 2027

A federal judge has postponed the retrial of Tornado Cash co-founder and developer Roman Storm, set to take place on April 26, 2027. The delay was announced by US District Judge Katherine Polk Failla in an order on Tuesday, following Storm's pending motion for acquittal and his request for a continuance. The retrial, which was originally scheduled for October 26, 2026, was adjourned "in light of" Storm's requests.

Storm's legal team claimed they needed a 90-day extension to prepare for a new trial after the court rules on the acquittal motion. US prosecutors, however, opposed the postponement. In March, prosecutors requested that the retrial be scheduled for October 2026 after jurors could not reach a unanimous verdict on the two charges of conspiracy to commit money laundering and conspiracy to violate US sanctions.

Storm was convicted in August 2025 of operating an unlicensed money-transmitting business, which carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison. He has since appealed for an acquittal on all three charges, contending that prosecutors could not prove his intention to aid criminals in misusing Tornado Cash. On Tuesday, Storm lamented on X, "My acquittal motion is still sitting there, undecided. I honestly don't know when this ends."