Alexey Pertsev

Alexey Pertsev is a software developer who works on security assessments of various projects and systems: banks, social networks, ICO, etc.

He is a developer of Tornado Cash, a decentralized, non-custodial privacy solution built on Ethereum. He was arrested by Dutch authorities on August 10, 2022, for alleged involvement in concealing criminal financial flows and facilitating money laundering through Tornado Cash.

Tornado Cash was sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury on August 8, leading to widespread condemnation from the crypto community.