The Tornado Cash trial started in the Southern District of New York, focusing primarily on jury selection after initial discussions on motions in limine. The defense raised concerns about the integrity of data extracted from co-founder Alexey Pertsev's phone, claiming that key Telegram messages lacked context, such as a misattributed message related to the Axie Infinity exploit. Judge Failla addressed these concerns but ruled that they did not warrant exclusion of the data. The judge also denied the defense's Brady request regarding evidence disclosure.
The defense questioned the integrity of data extracted from Alexey Pertsev's phone, asserting that contextual messages, especially Telegram communications, should be inadmissible due to misattribution.
The judge acknowledged the issue with a Telegram message context but ruled it insufficient to exclude all evidence extracted from Pertsev's phone.
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