Popular crowdfunding platform GoFundMe has removed a legal aid fundraiser for Tornado Cash co-founder and developer, citing a violation of its rules. Investor Ryan Adams alerted the digital asset community to the campaign’s closure and the return of funds to Alexey Pertsev and Roman Storm. GoFundMe shut down the campaign on February 14 due to an alleged breach of its rules. Crypto users criticized the platform’s decision, calling it a restriction on freedoms and highlighting the dangers of centralization. The United States Department of Justice has filed charges against Storm, accusing him of facilitating money laundering. Pertsev was previously arrested on money laundering charges in the Netherlands. Storm and Pertsev aimed to raise $1.5 million but only raised $30,000 before GoFundMe ended the campaign. They are now using the JuiceBox crowdfunding platform to raise funds. In a similar incident in Canada, protesters turned to Bitcoin after GoFundMe took down their campaign challenging Covid-19 restrictions. GoFundMe has announced that it will return $9 million to donors who contributed to the Freedom Convoy Campaign.
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