A federal judge has postponed the retrial of Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm from October 26, 2026, to April 26, 2027, following his motion for acquittal and a related request for a continuance.
U.S. District Judge Katherine Polk Failla issued the order on Tuesday, citing Storm’s pending motion and his lawyers’ request for additional time. Storm’s defense team filed for the delay on August 3, stating they needed at least 90 days after the court rules on the acquittal motion to prepare for another trial. Prosecutors opposed the adjournment, according to court filings.
The retrial stems from a March request by U.S. prosecutors to schedule a new proceeding after a jury failed to reach unanimous verdicts on two charges: conspiracy to commit money laundering and conspiracy to violate U.S. sanctions. In August 2025, Storm was convicted on a separate count of conspiring to operate an unlicensed money-transmitting business, which carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison.
Storm’s legal team has argued that prosecutors failed to prove he intended to assist criminals in misusing Tornado Cash. On Tuesday, he posted on X that his acquittal motion remains pending. “My acquittal motion is still sitting there, undecided,” he wrote. “I honestly don’t know when this ends.”
