Best Podcast Episodes About Roman Storm
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Updated: Apr 01, 2026 – 10 episodes
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“… innovation in the United States. The Department of Justice has not taken that view, right? The Department of Justice continues to prosecute Roman Storm, the developer of tornado cash for money laundering and sanctions violations. And they decided very recently, just a couple of weeks ago, to retry Roman on two charges for which the jury was hung in the original trial. And that is a signal from the Department of Justice that I think is categorically opposed to what the rest of the Trump administration is saying, that we want to encourage the development and use of this technology in the United …”
“… and also many Democrats within Congress and elsewhere have been very pro-crypto in their approach to this space. And especially the leaders of the financial markets regulators, the SEC and the CFTC, extraordinarily constructive in wanting to encourage innovation in the United States. The Department of Justice has not taken that view, right? The Department of Justice continues to prosecute Roman Storm, the developer of tornado cash for money laundering and sanctions violations. And they decided very recently, just a couple of weeks ago, to retry Roman on two charges for which the jury was hung in the original trial. And that is a signal from the Department of Justice that I think is categorically opposed to what the rest of the Trump administration is saying, that we want to encourage the development and use of this technology in the United States. And that's scaring a lot of people away from building this technology here and also makes institutions pretty uncomfortable engaging in a system where they can't just identify their counterparty the same way that they always have before. So do you feel like there's a chance that crypto kind of gets, and I think maybe you would kind of …”
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The U.S. government’s approach to crypto regulation could stifle innovation, particularly for developers like Roman Storm, who faces prosecution for creating Tornado Cash, a privacy-focused protocol. This case highlights the tension between promoting decentralized finance and enforcing traditional financial regulations, raising fears that only banks will thrive under future crypto regulations. As the landscape evolves, the real question is whether American developers will lead the charge or if innovation will shift offshore.
“… is fleeing from Rome to Alexandria. And Pompey – in Rome, basically the armies were made up by really rich guys who would take up a portion of the Roman Empire. So you have these unofficial mini-emperors, like nomarchs, that sort of run shit. And so these two rivals, as they do, chasing each other. They're at war with each other. Julius Caesar is chasing Pompey down into the Mediterranean. And I believe that when Pompey is trying to flee the city of Alexandria, his military boats were brought up to the port that was connected to the library. And so Caesar ordered for the docks to be burned to …”
“Pompey is fleeing from Rome to Alexandria. And Pompey – in Rome, basically the armies were made up by really rich guys who would take up a portion of the Roman Empire. So you have these unofficial mini-emperors, like nomarchs, that sort of run shit. And so these two rivals, as they do, chasing each other. They're at war with each other. Julius Caesar is chasing Pompey down into the Mediterranean. And I believe that when Pompey is trying to flee the city of Alexandria, his military boats were brought up to the port that was connected to the library. And so Caesar ordered for the docks to be burned to burn the boat so that Pompey's guys couldn't flee. So essentially when you landed in Alexandria, your boat would be boarded by city officials, Ptolemaic soldiers, or sometimes at certain points they were Roman soldiers because this was like the beginning of the fall of ancient Egypt. But eventually Ptolemaic rule, which is the Greek dynasty that's …”
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When Pompey tries to flee to Alexandria, things take a hilarious turn as Julius Caesar orders the docks burned, leaving Pompey's escape plan in ashes. This chaotic moment sets the stage for the downfall of ancient Egypt, making history sound like a wild action movie gone wrong.
“… specified that if you're a non-custodial software developer, you're not a money transmitter. They said that to us. And that was a pro case in the Roman Storm case. Well, this is saying that we should modify that in certain ways. It wasn't really reinforcing this. And also, generally recommending that we use AI for data surveillance of DeFi protocols, and that we have digital identities for DeFi protocols in place that effectively do the AML KYC thing. So it not great for crypto privacy and this is coming out of the treasury So there really a question in my mind as to when we talking about America …”
“… targeted at DeFi services. We don't want the BSA and DeFi to be at all together. It's a different thing. It's a bank secrecy act. DeFi is not a bank, right? To rescind, modify, or update. There was some guidance actually in 2019, FinCEN guidance that specified that if you're a non-custodial software developer, you're not a money transmitter. They said that to us. And that was a pro case in the Roman Storm case. Well, this is saying that we should modify that in certain ways. It wasn't really reinforcing this. And also, generally recommending that we use AI for data surveillance of DeFi protocols, and that we have digital identities for DeFi protocols in place that effectively do the AML KYC thing. So it not great for crypto privacy and this is coming out of the treasury So there really a question in my mind as to when we talking about America being the crypto capital of the treasury So there really a question in my mind as to you know when we talking about America being the crypto capital of the world what do we mean by crypto actually You remember this Ben Hunt kind of argument where he came on Bankless, his previous podcast guest, and he said, look, the nation state's never going to …”
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The Treasury report acknowledges lawful uses of privacy mixers, but its recommendations could impose heavy regulations on DeFi, conflicting with previous guidance.
“… We share a lot of blood, the Greeks and the Persians. We claim everything. Yes. We believe everything came out of Greece. Went to Turkey and Italy. Roman Empire came from the Greek Empire. That's our story. We're sticking to it. We believe. We're sticking to it. But, you know, if we were looking at this just first principles, you need to have some adult supervision in the corporate structure in America, which is why when you file as a Delaware corp, they have in your charter board meetings, board members, you know, reports, audits, whatever. You have to define these things, and that's what you …”
“… has there been so much innovation. And, you know, listen, us Greeks, you know, it's just in our blood. But versions. Persians as well, which are, you know, kind of the Greeks, you know, kind of expanded from the Greek peninsula all the way down. We share a lot of blood, the Greeks and the Persians. We claim everything. Yes. We believe everything came out of Greece. Went to Turkey and Italy. Roman Empire came from the Greek Empire. That's our story. We're sticking to it. We believe. We're sticking to it. But, you know, if we were looking at this just first principles, you need to have some adult supervision in the corporate structure in America, which is why when you file as a Delaware corp, they have in your charter board meetings, board members, you know, reports, audits, whatever. You have to define these things, and that's what you work with your attorney on. Hey, we're going to define how many board meetings we're supposed to have. Do we have them or not? These rules came out because of previous lawsuits previous issues in the marketplace So the fact that they bubbling up again is because sometimes in a hype cycle which we are in peak hype cycle right now people let their …”
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Recent accusations against Delve highlight a troubling trend in the tech industry: trust is eroding as companies face scrutiny over governance and oversight. This situation reflects a larger issue where the balance of power has shifted too far in favor of founders, leading to questionable practices. As the market experiences peak hype, investors must be cautious and demand accountability to avoid repeating past mistakes.
“… satellites because anything beyond the geosynchronous orbit would survive doesn't have any friction on the earth's atmosphere so for example the Romans the Roman Empire if they launched a satellite up to 1200 kilometers altitude these satellites would just be grinding their way down now. We would see those satellites falling down to Earth now, and we would see, here is a Roman satellite. We haven't seen that, okay? And the dinosaurs, if they launched anything to a geosynchronous orbit or even closer, then it would still be around, you know, and we haven't seen anything. So that's perhaps, …”
“… And you may ask yourself, was any of these catastrophes triggered by a technological civilization? And of course, if it existed not long ago, we would still find computer terminals and archaeological digs you know and satellites we would also find satellites because anything beyond the geosynchronous orbit would survive doesn't have any friction on the earth's atmosphere so for example the Romans the Roman Empire if they launched a satellite up to 1200 kilometers altitude these satellites would just be grinding their way down now. We would see those satellites falling down to Earth now, and we would see, here is a Roman satellite. We haven't seen that, okay? And the dinosaurs, if they launched anything to a geosynchronous orbit or even closer, then it would still be around, you know, and we haven't seen anything. So that's perhaps, well, but if there are unidentified anomalous phenomena, They could have been those gadgets that were left behind from a previous civilization that somehow had the failure modes that we have.”
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What if aliens modified their bodies for survival on foreign planets? In a recent episode of a culture podcast featuring Avi Loeb, the Harvard astronomer discusses how we might envision alien physiology differently than traditional science fiction, suggesting they could be more advanced than humans. He also raises the possibility that unidentified anomalous phenomena could be remnants of past technological civilizations on Earth.
“… that they're equal. This would pretty much I think put Judge Faia in the position to where maybe this case starts to fall in the line of at least Roman Storm. But the real question is why is the DOJ continuing to push going in this direction? Now let's take a look at what's going on with the Treasury Department because coincidentally they put out a statement on mixers which appeared to be positive for DeFi, but this is the reality of it. The very notion of lawful users of digital assets implicates a mechanism to distinguish between lawful and unlawful use, simply meaning, yeah, this is not going to …”
“… to the coders behind Uniswap versus what we saw in the Tornado Cash situation. When you look at this, Uniswap is a more neutral infrastructure than tornado cash. Remember Uniswap winning their case. Really all you'd have to do is demonstrate that they're equal. This would pretty much I think put Judge Faia in the position to where maybe this case starts to fall in the line of at least Roman Storm. But the real question is why is the DOJ continuing to push going in this direction? Now let's take a look at what's going on with the Treasury Department because coincidentally they put out a statement on mixers which appeared to be positive for DeFi, but this is the reality of it. The very notion of lawful users of digital assets implicates a mechanism to distinguish between lawful and unlawful use, simply meaning, yeah, this is not going to work. It's not necessarily decentralized finance. This is the whole point behind what now we're seeing coming out of the Department of Treasury. If you look at the situation right now and who Trump is going to pardon, notice something. There is no mention at all. I mean, we got Roger Ver in there, Steve Bannon, Eric Adams. I mean, you got pretty …”
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Roman Storm's absence from Trump's pardon list raises eyebrows amidst ongoing DOJ scrutiny. Unlike other crypto figures, Storm's situation highlights the complexities of distinguishing lawful versus unlawful use in digital assets, especially in the wake of recent Treasury Department statements. This could signal a troubling trend for decentralized finance advocates.
“… it favorably to an SSH session, which would be another more technically complex way to log into your local device to control it while on the go. Roman Mirzoyan writes, Yesterday I fixed two bugs and then released an app update to the App Store without touching my laptop and having a walk for half a day. Now as time has gone on, people started to realize that this was a bigger shift than they might have originally thought. Gagin Suluja writes, Cloud Code Remote Control just clicked for me. You kick off a task in the terminal, then pick it up from your phone on a walk. That's not a productivity …”
“… use to connect from another device. First impressions were positive. Prominent solopreneur Peter Levels wrote, Cloud remote control is extremely nice. Can edit on macOS or iOS and cloud app on my production server from anywhere. He basically compared it favorably to an SSH session, which would be another more technically complex way to log into your local device to control it while on the go. Roman Mirzoyan writes, Yesterday I fixed two bugs and then released an app update to the App Store without touching my laptop and having a walk for half a day. Now as time has gone on, people started to realize that this was a bigger shift than they might have originally thought. Gagin Suluja writes, Cloud Code Remote Control just clicked for me. You kick off a task in the terminal, then pick it up from your phone on a walk. That's not a productivity feature. that's a relationship shift. You stop thinking of it as a tool you operate and start thinking of it as something you delegate to and check in with. Different mental model entirely. I think that that's right, and I think that most people are still just slowly coming to that realization because it's one you kind of have to live, not just …”
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Claude's new remote control feature transforms how you interact with AI, allowing you to start tasks on your computer and seamlessly continue on your phone. This shift redefines AI from a mere tool to a collaborative partner, enhancing productivity in ways previously unimagined. Users are beginning to realize that this isn't just an upgrade; it's a fundamental change in their work relationship with AI.
“… critical on Trump on a number of things, right? So the grifting, the personal enrichment, the meme coin stuff. Last week, seeing the DOJ come after Roman Storm, the lack of protection there. But you have to give him an A plus on one promise to crypto, which is like giving clarity to the industry, getting rid of Gary Gensler and putting an SEC and CFTC in place, which are that are pro innovation and pro crypto. Like on that score, this is an A plus grade from my perspective, from the executives here. So, yeah, we're getting everything we wanted. Now, I guess it's our opportunity to go do something with …”
“… Wall Street has fully come online Like I don see any world where this gets unwound It might get mitigated a little bit in a future administration but I can see it coming unwound. I think that's bullish. And with the Trump story, you and I have been critical on Trump on a number of things, right? So the grifting, the personal enrichment, the meme coin stuff. Last week, seeing the DOJ come after Roman Storm, the lack of protection there. But you have to give him an A plus on one promise to crypto, which is like giving clarity to the industry, getting rid of Gary Gensler and putting an SEC and CFTC in place, which are that are pro innovation and pro crypto. Like on that score, this is an A plus grade from my perspective, from the executives here. So, yeah, we're getting everything we wanted. Now, I guess it's our opportunity to go do something with it. That's right. That's right. All right, coming up next, we're going to talk about the Tempo mainnet and the battle for agentic payments that is arising. The MPP standard is going up against X402, Coinbase, Stripe, Visa, MasterCard. Everyone is trying to build this agentic economy. I actually do think that the agentic economy is going to be kind …”
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Despite potential challenges, the recent regulatory clarity for crypto is unlikely to be reversed, even if the Clarity Act fails. The industry has gained significant traction, and major players on Wall Street are now fully engaged, making it hard for regulators to backtrack. This shift is seen as a bullish sign for the future of crypto, especially with the potential for a more innovation-friendly SEC and CFTC.
“… got her .66 from? No, that was on the TSS, which I think she said TPS or something like that. So I'm a good husband, so I gave her the .67. Did Roman get a .67? Corinne, I know you've had a lot of time to really decorate your board nicely in this round of trivia. Yeah, I come here to learn, not to play. The source and blank dynamic describes how different habitats create population growth or decline for organisms. Brody, do you have this one right? I have what seems like could be a good answer, but I did not know the answer to this thing. This is one of those questions that I feel like a …”
“… stumped. The source and blank dynamic describes how different habitats create population growth or decline for organisms. Do you have this one right, Randall? I have a guess. A guess, okay. I have a guess that I like. Did Shelby get, is this where Shelby got her .66 from? No, that was on the TSS, which I think she said TPS or something like that. So I'm a good husband, so I gave her the .67. Did Roman get a .67? Corinne, I know you've had a lot of time to really decorate your board nicely in this round of trivia. Yeah, I come here to learn, not to play. The source and blank dynamic describes how different habitats create population growth or decline for organisms. Brody, do you have this one right? I have what seems like could be a good answer, but I did not know the answer to this thing. This is one of those questions that I feel like a seventh grade science class kid would have a better chance than you guys. I don't think I've ever heard of this. I'm not. Like the seventh grade science thing. They weren't teaching this when I was in seventh grade. The source and blank dynamic describes how different habitats create population growth or decline. and four organisms. This seems like a …”
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The source and sink dynamic explains how different habitats lead to population growth or decline among organisms. For example, a lush state park serves as a source for whitetail deer, while a nearby bean field represents a sink due to hunting pressures. Understanding this dynamic is crucial for effective game management across regions.
“… people in my life would have like a real opinion on it you know do you think Aaron Judge is it his fault? People have opinions on this. What about Roman Anthony? Could he be the next guy for Boston? There's like 30 of these now. Who's the best pitcher in the American League? We just have good arguments again. And I don't, I feel blessed, right? As we head into a massive labor strike. Well, I mean, that's the thing. Baseball can't get out of their own way, right? Because they're riding this momentum and they're going to mess this up at the end of the year by having a lockout. Like 100%, they're …”
“… about different baseball things and i felt like we started to lose that a little bit as the sport became more and more stats and more and more random basically and now it feels like you talk to people like are the dodgers ruining baseball and half the people in my life would have like a real opinion on it you know do you think Aaron Judge is it his fault? People have opinions on this. What about Roman Anthony? Could he be the next guy for Boston? There's like 30 of these now. Who's the best pitcher in the American League? We just have good arguments again. And I don't, I feel blessed, right? As we head into a massive labor strike. Well, I mean, that's the thing. Baseball can't get out of their own way, right? Because they're riding this momentum and they're going to mess this up at the end of the year by having a lockout. Like 100%, they're going to lock out. And it's It's like, why are you guys doing this? Like, why are we trying to ruin a good thing?”
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Baseball is on the brink of a lockout, threatening to ruin the momentum built from exciting young talent and passionate debates among fans. As players like Aaron Judge and prospects like Roman Anthony spark discussions, the league's inability to manage its labor relations could derail a promising season. It's a classic case of baseball getting in its own way at a critical moment.
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