The judge stated that the platform was 'intended for criminals' and that Pertsev should have been suspicious of the criminal origins of transactions.
Nonetheless, prosecutors successfully argued that Pertsev did too little to prevent the mixer from being utilized for money laundering.
Experts predict it will have a chilling effect on development of open-source tools that enable anonymity on Bitcoin and other blockchains.
They argue it sets a precedent for holding developers liable for the actions of anonymous users.
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