According to a court spokeswoman, Tornado Cash developer Alexey Pertsev, who was convicted guilty of money laundering on Tuesday, filed an appeal with the s-Hertogenbosch court of appeal.
The first hearing might not happen for several months. The court was unable to determine if the appeal was granted. Pertsev, who received a 64-month prison sentence, is allowed to request to wait out the appeal trial from home if he so chooses. He was escorted to begin serving his prison sentence as soon as the conviction was announced on Tuesday.
According to the translated ruling that was available at the time, “Tornado Cash does not pose any barrier for people with criminal assets who want to launder them.” “For this reason, the court finds the defendant guilty of the alleged money laundering.