Written by Ezra Reguerrastaff writerReviewed by Yohan Yunstaff editor

Written by Ezra Reguerrastaff writer

Reviewed by Yohan Yunstaff editor

Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm’s retrial delayed to April 2027

Latest NewsPublishedAug 26, 2026

Judge Katherine Polk Failla adjourned the retrial in light of Storm’s pending motion for acquittal and related request for a continuance.

The retrial of Tornado Cash co-founder and developer Roman Storm has been postponed from Oct. 26, 2026, to April 26, 2027, as a federal judge weighs his motion for acquittal. 

US District Judge Katherine Polk Failla stated in a Tuesday order that the retrial would be adjourned “in light of” Storm’s pending motion and his related request for a continuance.

Storm’s lawyers requested the delay on Aug. 3, saying they needed at least 90 days after the court rules on the acquittal motion to prepare for another trial. Prosecutors opposed an adjournment, as reported by the filing.

In March, US prosecutors asked the court to schedule an October retrial on two charges after jurors failed to reach unanimous verdicts on either count. The charges were conspiracy to commit money laundering and conspiracy to violate US sanctions.

A Manhattan jury convicted Storm in August 2025 of conspiring to operate an unlicensed money-transmitting business, an offense carrying up to five years in prison. Storm subsequently asked the court to acquit him on all three charges, arguing prosecutors failed to prove he intended to help criminals misuse Tornado Cash. 

“My acquittal motion is still sitting there, undecided,” Storm stated Tuesday on X. “I honestly don’t know when this ends.”

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